Erdoğan’s henchman says the US involved into Turkish coup attempt on July 15
Aydın Ünal, the deputy of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the former speech writer of Turkey's autocratic President and AKP Chairman Recep...
Turkish court arrests soldier for calling Atatürk a ‘freemason’
An İstanbul court ordered the arrest of a soldier on Wednesday on charges of “insulting the legacy of Atatürk” through his social media posts,...
Kurdish victim of torture reveals severe ill-treatments under police custody in Turkey
Abdi Aykut, an old Kurdish villager who was subjected to systematic torture and maltreatment during 14 days under police detention, has told about the...
Amedspor player Deniz Naki briefly detained by Turkish police over allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Deniz Naki, a player for Diyarbakır-based Amedspor football team, was briefly detained on Tuseday over his alleged Twitter posts insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's...
Turkish political Islamists demand removal of statue of Greek philosopher Diogenes in Sinop
Turkish political Islamists who are coming from the same ideological roots with Turkey's autocratic President and the Chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party...
Turkey’s Erdoğan targets leftists, communists, says they are not patriots
Turkey's autocratic President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has targeted leftists and communists and said they are not...
Syriacs in Turkey considering returning to Europe
Syriacs living in southeastern Turkey are considering moving back to Europe after their assets, including churches were seized by the Treasury, the Gazete Karınca...
German FM Gabriel says his wife threatened due to dispute with Turkey’s Erdoğan
Sigmar Gabriel, the German Foreign Minister, has said his wife was threatened because of the dispute between him and Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader says LGBT founded by Fethullah Gülen
Sedat Peker, a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a convicted gang leader, said on Monday that US-based Turkish Islamic...
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