Reporter from Turkey’s staunchly pro-Erdoğan daily expresses support for ISIL
Yılmaz Bilgen, a reporter for the Yeni Şafak daily and TV Net, staunch supporters of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressed support for...
Turkish cleric given 2,5-year prison sentence for insulting Atatürk
Hasan Akar, a Turkish cleric, was handed down a 2,5-year prison sentence on charges of insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic...
Pro-Kurdish rights defender Dr. İpekyüz detained by Turkish police in Diyarbakır
Human rights advocate Dr. Necdet İpekyüz, a member of the Executive Board of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), the chairperson of the...
Coup suspects to appear in courts in special uniforms, Turkish Deputy PM says
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday that Justice Ministry officials are working to design a special uniform for suspects who are...
Human rights activists referred to court after 12 days under detention in Turkey
A group of human rights activists who were detained on July 5 during a workshop at a hotel on İstanbul’s Büyükada were referred to...
Erdoğanist gang leader says will hang all people linked with Gülen movement
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said they will hang all people linked to...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu with ‘documents’ about himself
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday continued targeting main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, hinting that he should be...
Pro-Erdoğan media hints execution for Gülen sympathizers through impalement of torso by hooks
Pro-government media under the direct and full control of Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested the cruel execution methods during Ottoman era...
Post-coup crackdown in Turkey has torn families apart, CBC says
Canada’s state-run CBC news website said Saturday, on the anniversary of a controversial coup in Turkey last year, that thousands of families have been...
Turkey’s Erdoğan slams release of veteran Kurdish politician Türk from prison
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday criticized the release of Ahmet Türk, a veteran Kurdish politician and former mayor of Mardin, from...
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