Jailed journalist Usluer given forced haircut in Turkish prison
Wardens at İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison reportedly forced Oğuz Usluer, a former news coordinator at HaberTürk TV, who has been behind bars since Dec....
High-profile Twitter accounts hacked by Erdoğanist hackers
Thousands of Twitter accounts, including high profile ones belonging to users such as Forbes, Amnesty International, the BBC’s North American service, and tennis star...
Indonesia deports Turkish businessman to Turkey over Erdoğan regime’s request
Mustafa Kenel, a Turkish businessman, was reportedly deported by Indonesian government to Turkey on December 16, 2017 over his alleged links to the Gülen...
Araç’s mother: ‘My son didn’t commit suicide, he was killed by police’
Azize Araç, mother of Murat Araç, who have allegedly committed suicide by jumping out of a police headquarters' window while under police custody in...
Pro-gov’t journalist implies assassination for Turkey’s main opposition leader
Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, on Monday implied that main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu would be assassinated...
President Erdoğan insults Kurds in Turkey over their fertility rate
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's controversial remarks on Friday about birth rates in Turkey in which he urged "Muslim" women to deliver more...
Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released
The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...
US senator introduces resolution for sanctions against Turkey over religious freedom violations
US Senator from Mississippi and Helsinki Commission Chairman Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan resolution on Tuesday urging US President Donald Trump to take action...
Turkey’s Erdoğan claims US has no respect for the law
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday continued targeting the United States over the conviction in a New York court of Turkish banker...
Barcelona’s Turkish player indicted for sexual harassment, possessing unregistered gun
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday indicted Barcelona football star Arda Turan on charges of sexual harassment and possessing an unregistered firearm,...
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