Turkish woman in 4th month of pregnancy detained over alleged links to Gülen movement
A Turkish woman who is four months pregnant and also has a one-year-old child has been detained in the central province of Niğde due...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining distance from terrorism
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining a distance from all terrorist organizations, a reference...
Kosovo parliamentary committee to probe abduction of six Turkish nationals
Kosovo parliament voted on Wednesday to set up a committee to investigate how six Turkish citizens were abducted and illegaly deported to Turkey in...
US prosecutors seek at least 15,5 years for Atilla in sanctions busting case
US prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to sentence Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to at least 15-and-a-half years in prison for...
Turkish court sentences 2 prominent academics over peace petition
A Turkish court sentenced two prominent Turkish academics on Wednesday to one year, three months in prison on terrorism charges for signing a 2016...
Turkish police detain 4 journalists of seized Özgürlükçü Demokrasi in house raids
Turkish police detained four Kurdish journalists during raids on Wednesday on the homes of employees of the Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper.
According to a report by...
Eurostat: 14,640 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU in 2017
A total of 14,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in the European Union countries last year, according to data compiled by Eurostat.
According to statistics released by Eurostat...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 29 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 29 people on Wednesday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Turkish court seeks extradition of exiled journalist Arslan with fabricated murder document
The Turkish judiciary has prepared fabricated documents to assure the issuance by Interpol of a Red Notice for the extradition of veteran Turkish journalist...
9 Boğaziçi University students sent to jail for protesting Turkey’s Afrin operation
Nine students from İstanbul's prestigious Boğaziçi University were arrested by an İstanbul court on Tuesday and put in pretrial detention while six others were...
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