White House denies Trump apologized to Erdoğan for Turkish bodyguard brawl with protesters
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While House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah has denied US President Donald Trump apologized to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his...
Turkish delegation attempts to censor speech at MEF-NATO PA event
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Turkish members of the delegation have attempted to interrupt a speech by Emre Çelik due to his dissident remarks during a conference organized by...
Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to persecute, harass and intimidate critics and opponents is much worse than...
Jailed journalist Ünal: By arresting journalists you cannot save yourselves from Dec. 17-25 graft...
Former Ankara Representative of now-closed Zaman daily, Mustafa Ünal, who was standing trial after 419 days in pretrial detention, targeted the the corrupt government...
Report: Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role
A series of mysterious kidnappings in Turkey is bringing back the fear of forced disappearances by state agencies in the mid-1990s, Politico has reported.
According...
HRF advertises in NYC daily, launches #Erdoganout campaign during UNGA
The New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Tuesday took out an advertisement in the Metro New York newspaper criticizing Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
US, German companies imposing unofficial sanctions on Turkey, minister says
Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Tuesday that several German and American companies are denying or delaying parts Turkey uses in its defense...
Turkey’s Islamist Erdoğan has closed-door meeting with US Jewish representatives
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday had a closed-door meeting with representatives of US Jewish organizations in New York, the Cumhuriyet daily...
Turkish court arrests 3 suspects in attack on funeral of HDP deputy’s mother
A court on Monday arrested three suspects in an attack last week on the funeral of Hatun Tuğluk, mother of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party...
CHP deputy Tanrıkulu says he is receiving death threats after remarks on armed drone...
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said he is receiving death threats following his remarks on the use of...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
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The May 2023 re-election of...