COMMENTARY — CoE asks Erdoğan to stop promoting political Islam in Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The multinational proposal tabled last year by the parliamentarians of the Council of Europe (CoE), the large intergovernmental organization that champions democracy,...
Aide says if Erdoğan is harmed, nobody in world will be able to enjoy...
A chief aide to the Turkey's autocratic President said if any harm is done to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, nobody in any part of the...
Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency harasses exiled journalist Vatandaş
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has harassed yet another Turkish journalist who has been forced to live abroad, contributing to the intensified campaign of...
For Turkish media, purge victims, including infants, in boat tragedy are all ‘terrorists’
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Ex-minister Bağış claims journalist in leaked conversation could have Gülen links
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Kurdish workers attacked in Turkey Ankara province by nationalist mob
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Pro-Erdoğan TV channel to be established in Germany with Turkish Embassy’s help
An Internet television channel called Z-23, which will promote Turkey's autocraticPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Germany, is...
Juncker says Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks drive Turkey further away from EU
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his comparison of Germany and the Netherlands to the Nazis,...
Thousands gather in Diyarbakır for pro-Kurdish HDP’s ‘Conscience, Justice and Democracy’ meeting
Thousands of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) supporters have gathered for “Conscience, Justice and Democracy” meeting in Station Square of Diyarbakır province on...
Senior AKP member: Turkey’s Gezi Park protests completely planned by Germany
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and an AKP İstanbul deputy, has...
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