Erdoğan calls on Turks in Europe to defy ‘grandchildren of Nazism’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish voters in Europe on Monday to defy the “grandchildren of Nazism” and back a...
Turkish imam in Australia mobilizes worshippers to spy on Gülen movement
Süleyman Arslan, a member of the board of the Ankara-funded Süleymaniye Mosque in the Australian city of Perth, was revealed to have incited worshipers...
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...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader threatens European countries with violent protests
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said in a video that he can organize...
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls opposition leader ‘coward,’ promises to cut off traitors’ heads
Enraged at the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu calling the July 15, 2016 coup attempt a “controlled coup” Turkey's autocratic...
US Rep. Pascrell slams decision to drop charges against Turkish president’s bodyguards
The rule of law must take precedence over political expediency in the case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bodyguards, said US Rep. Bill Pascrell,...
US’ Mueller investigating Flynn’s work on documentary attacking Gülen
The US special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating work performed by former national security advisor Michael Flynn on a documentary targeting Turkish-Muslim scholar Fethullah...
Criminal complaint against US ambassador in Turkey alleges involvement in failed coup
Ahmet Kabadayı, president of the National Unity and Fraternity Federation (MBKF), a pro-government Turkish NGO, has filed a criminal complaint against departing US Ambassador...
Erdoğan says allies gone crazy over Turkey’s S-400 deal with Russia
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized Turkey’s NATO allies for reacting negatively to Turkey’s decision to purchase an S-400 missile system from...
Nobody hurt by emergency rule except terrorists, claims Turkey’s autocratic President
Nobody has suffered from post-coup emergency rule (OHAL) except for terrorist organizations and their members, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday.
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