Armenians leaving church in İstanbul stoned, threatened with death
Armenians who were leaving Narlı Kapı Church in İstanbul on Sunday were stoned by a group of children who chanted “death to you,” the...
Senior AKP member: Turkey’s Gezi Park protests completely planned by Germany
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and an AKP İstanbul deputy, has...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan unleashes criminal gangs on his critics in Turkey and abroad
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become accustomed to relying increasingly on testimonies and complaints filed by convicted felons, known...
Turkish President Erdoğan calls pro-Kurdish HDP’s candidate Demirtaş ‘top terrorist’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who on Monday said pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş was deserving of the death penalty...
Turkish court acquits gang leader over his ‘we’ll shower in your blood’ threat against...
Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was acquitted by a Turkish court on Friday...
Greek FM Kammenos: Erdoğan ordered arrest of Greek soldiers in Turkey
Turkey’s arrest of two Greek soldiers who strayed across the border in March 2018 and who have been detained ever since took place on...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 261 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 376 social media accounts and taken legal action against 261 users over the last week (Sept.10-Sept.17) on accusations of...
Gülenophobia of Turkey’s Erdoğan regime leads to more changes in street names
The animosity of the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has resulted in more street names being changed in İstanbul.
According to a...
Judge says in book people arrested in July 2016 coup probes should be executed
Selami Turabi, a judge who is also a senior official at the Justice Ministry responsible for European Union affairs, has written in his book...
Erdoğan’s far-right ally renews call to shut down pro-Kurdish HDP: report
The chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, urged Turkey’s top prosecutor’s office to...
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