Turkey’s Erdoğan says US trying to use Zarrab as informer
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said the US has been trying to use jailed Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab as an informer,...
Turkish family in Albania risk facing torture in new abuse case of Interpol by...
Another abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkey, this time reported in Albania, has stranded a Turkish family in the country as they try to...
Samsun barbers ban American-style haircut in retaliation for US visa ban
The Samsun Barbers Chamber announced on Wednesday that they have banned all barbers in the province from doing American-style haircuts in support of the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to root out every single members of Gülen movement from Balkans
People affiliated with the Gülen movement will be “rooted out” from the Balkans, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday in a...
JWF releases ‘The State of Turkey’s Children: Victims of Unlawfulness’ report
New York-based the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has launch a social media campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #Freedom4Children via JWF`s official account...
Turkey detains daughter of US consulate employee amid Turkish-American tension
The daughter of a US Consulate staff member for whom Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Sunday over alleged links to the faith-based...
Turkish gov’t hosts group of Pakistani journalists amid Kaçmaz scandal
As questions persist about the abduction of former Pak-Turk school director in Pakistan Mesut Kaçmaz and his family in Lahore last month, Turkey is...
US and Turkey mutually suspend all non-immigrant visa services
The US mission to Turkey said on Sunday it had suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic facilities in Turkey, on the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan: If West wants to get their people, they have to give us...
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday addressed Western countries concerning expectations of the extradition of their citizens jailed in Turkey, saying the...
Turkish gang leader says journalist Altaylı opened ‘hunting season’
Sedat Peker, a staunch supporter of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a convicted gang leader, said on Saturday that he is not...
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