Turkish gov’t detains 666 in one week over alleged links to Gülen Movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 666 people have been detained last week over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The ministry...
Turkey withdraws from the UN Climate Conference after disagreement
Turkish committee left the 23rd United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, after its proposals were rejected, Habertürk reported on Sunday.
According to...
Germany in communication with Interpol to protect refugees from Turkey
German Federal government wants to develop a better cooperation with Interpol to protect its citizens and refugees from the persecution of Turkish government under...
EU cuts financial aid to Turkey, Ankara tries to downplay it
European Union (EU) has decided to cut financial aid to Turkey by 105 million Euros for its provisional budget for 2018 over its deterioration of...
COMMENTARY — US-indicted Turkish banker’s ties to Iran’s IRGC ensnare Greece
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Levent Balkan, a former executive of Turkey’s state lender Halkbank, has been the key operative in assembling a team and setting up...
Turkey bans all gay festivals, forums, exhibitions on security grounds in Ankara
The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned all gay festivals, screenings, forums and exhibitions on security grounds, according to the BBC news. The governor’s office said...
Erdoğan daily: NATO plans to attack Turkey in 2018
The Yeni Şafak daily, a staunch supporter of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the government, on Sunday said NATO plans to attack...
Turkey’s Deputy PM Bozdağ claims Zarrab case baseless, political
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has claimed on Sunday the case against Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who has been charged in...
Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code banned in Turkish prison due to emergency rule
US novelist Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller, The Da Vinci Code was banned in İstanbul’s Silivri prison under Turkey’s post-coup emergency measures, according to the main opposition...
Turkish gov’t detains 36 on-duty soldiers, police officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
At least 36 people, including on-duty military officers and police officers, were detained across Turkey on Saturday over their alleged links to the Gülen...
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