Turkish gov’t detains 11 doctors, TTB central council members, over their remarks on Afrin...
Turkish government has detained 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association's (TTB) central council, including TTB head Raşit Tükel, on Tuesday for their statement...
Turkey’s TRT probes news presenter for saying Turkish military targeting civilians in Afrin
Turkey’s state-run and public-funded Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has announced on Monday that it launched an investigation into a news presenter who on...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s advisor: We’ve defeated the US five times since 2015
Retired Brig. Gen. Adnan Tanrıverdi, a top advisor of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkey has defeated the US five times since...
Prestigious Foreign Affairs journal covers Turkish gov’t’s witch hunt on global sphere
Turkish government has used its international clout to pursue exiles, dissidents, and regular citizens abroad and have Turkish citizens arrested in or deported from...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into 11 members of medical association for criticism of Afrin...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday launched an investigation into 11 council members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing...
Turkish gov’t detains 311 people for “spreading terror propaganda” on social media
Turkish government has detained a total of 311 people across Turkey for allegedly "spreading terror propaganda" on social media with regards to Turkish military's...
New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is bent on marginalizing...
Turkish courts jail 16 people over alleged PYD/PKK promotion on social media
At least 16 people have been arrested by Turkish courts on Saturday across Turkey for allegedly promoting the outlawed PYD/PKK armed group’s propaganda on...
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...
Erdoğan’s Islamist Maarif Foundation pushes further to replace Gülen science schools in Africa
A Turkish state-run educational foundation has signed memorandums of understanding with 26 countries in Africa to take control of schools belonging to people from...
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