Turkish gov’t launches probe into pro-Kurdish HDP’s newly-elected co-chair

A Turkish prosecutor launched a terrorism investigation into the newly-elceted co-chair of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Monday, just a day after...

Turkish government releases French journalist Loup Bureau from jail

French journalist Loup Bureau has been released from jail, his lawyer said on Friday. "We are pleased to announce the release of journalist Loup Bureau. He...

Turkish doctors the latest target of autocratic Erdoğan regime

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing 80 percent of Turkish health sector professionals, has been subjected to a large number of violent...

European Union slams Turkish gov’t over arrest of peace activist Osman Kavala

The European Union has criticized the arrest of Osman Kavala, a prominent businessman and activist, on terror charges, reiterating its call on the Turkish...

Turkey’s PM Yıldırım asks PM May to end Hizmet movement in UK

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said he asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to halt the UK activities of the Gülen movement, which...

Mother and son phone conversation reveals Turkish guardians in murder of Kurdish prisoner

A telephone conversation regarding 40-year old Kurdish prisoner in Balıkesir’s Kepsut prison beaten to within an inch of his life has revealed recently that...

Turkey’s Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia

Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...

CHP chairman ordered to pay $20K for allegedly insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been ordered by a Turkish court to pay TL 95,000 ($19,500)...

Turkish students depict Gülen with devil ears in July 15 contest

A drawing contest focusing on a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey for students from fine arts high schools has produced images of Turkish...

This time house of an Alevi family in Turkey’s Manisa province marked with red...

Amid tension arising from the marking of Alevi houses in a neighborhood in the province of Malatya, a red cross mark was painted on...

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