An Erdoğanist thug sentenced for threatening a sympathizer of Gülen movement in the Netherlands
Oğuzhan Erkuş, a 19-year-old supporter of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who threatened to kill Mehmet Demirözcan (32), a sympathizer of the Gülen...
İstanbul Municipality changes street names evoking Gülen movement
The İstanbul Municipality on Thursday unanimously approved the renaming of 192 streets across the metropolitan area that may bring to mind the Gülen movement...
Diyarbakır Bar files criminal complaints against Turkey’s pro-gov’t journalists Küçük, Uğur
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The Diyarbakır Bar Association on Wednesday filed a criminal complaints against pro-government Turkish journalists Cem Küçük and Fuat Uğur for “inciting crime” and “praising...
Erdoğan’s propaganda machine Anadolu news agency targets Turkish journalist covering Atilla case
The state-run Anadolu news agency, run by a former advisor of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as propaganda machine of his despotic regime,...
Erdoğan’s henchman Külünk allegedly gives order to Erdoğanist thugs to punish Germany’s Böhmermann
German media reported on Wednesday that Metin Külünk, a henchman of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party...
Ümit Horzum becomes latest victim of abductions targeting alleged members of Gülen movement in...
Ümit Horzum, a Turkish citizen who was dismissed from his duty at the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) by a government decree on August 2016...
Turkey’s Parliament bans Kurdish deputy from two sessions for saying ‘Kurdistan’
Turkey's Parliament has banned pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Osman Baydemir from two parliamentary sessions after he said “Kurdistan” in his speech in...
AKP Deputy Külünk accused of giving money to Turkish gang in Germany to buy...
Metin Külünk, a deputy from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been accused in...
Famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sued over alleged insult to President Erdoğan
A lawsuit has been filed against famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay for “insulting” Turkish autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a concert...
Turkish imam, dismissed over alleged links to Gülen movement, dies suspiciously in İzmir
Turkish imam Tugay Uslu, who was dismissed from his duty by a government decree as part of Turkish government massive post-coup witch hunt campaign...
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