Erdoğan’s hostile rhetoric boosts anti-west, anti-American sentiments in Turkey
The anti-West and xenophobic rhetoric of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his government and the media has boosted anti-west, anti-American sentiments in a...
Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Encü stripped of his status as member of Turkish Parliament
Ferhat Encü, a deputy from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has been stripped of his status as a member of Turkish parliament on Tuesday...
Turkish opposition leader calls on top court to push for implementation of journalist ruling
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday called on the Constitutional Court to push for implementation of its...
Erdoğan orders removal of ‘Turkish’ from name of ‘Turkish Medical Association’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday ordered the removal of the word “Turkish” from the name of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB),...
EP’s Harms calls on Georgia not to extradite Emre Çabuk to Turkey
Rebecca Harms, European Parliament member and Co-President of Euronest PA, called on the Georgian government on Tuesday not to extradite Mustafa Emre Çabuk to...
Turkish court releases only one of jailed journalists facing coup charges
An İstanbul court on Tuesday decided to release a jailed journalist for medical reasons in the latest hearing of a trial in which 29...
Turkish gov’t detains 20 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 20 on-duty military officers in 14 provinces across Turkey on Tuesday in a Kastamonu-based investigation targeting alleged members of the...
Turkish government builds prison in Jarablus in northern Syria
Turkish government has reportedly started to build a prison in Rai in Northern Syria’s Jarablus district where the Turkish military took control with the...
Oxfam: Thousands trapped in Afrin need immediate access to humanitarian relief
Thousands of refugees and residents in the Afrin region of Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) are in desperate need of proper medical and humanitarian services, Oxfam...
Georgian Prosecutor applies to court for deportation of jailed Turkish educator Çabuk to Turkey
The Chief Prosecutor Office of Georgia has reportedly applied to Tbilisi Provincial Court for deportation of Mustafa Emre Çabuk, who was detained last year...
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...