Turkish warplanes re-launches to strike Kurdish militia targets in Syria
Turkish warplanes have launched a new wave of bombing of Kurdish militia targets in Syria’s Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said on Friday, and...
Turkish gov’t detains more than 65 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained more than 65 people, including active duty military officers and women, across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive...
Syrians move out of their neighborhood in İzmir after hate attacks
A large number of Syrian residents in İzmir's Cumhuriyet neighborhood left their homes after tensions increased following the alleged murder of 17-year-old Batuhan Barlak...
Jailed left-wing party leader faces investigation for allegedly insulting justice minister
Turkish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a jailed left-wing party leader over allegations that she insulted the justice minister in a newspaper...
Inmate with cancer dies after he was denied release despite medical report
Halil Güneş, 49, an inmate suffering from cancer, was found dead in Diyarbakır Prison on Wednesday after he was denied release due to his...
Turks won’t fall for Erdoğan’s ‘civil war cry,’ main opposition leader says
Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of working to incite a civil war in the country in his recent public...
Taxi driver gets suspended sentence for spying on Turkish dissidents in Germany
A German court has handed down a nine-month suspended sentence to a taxi driver who is accused of spying on Turkish dissidents in Germany...
Turkish businessman denies being under police custody or house arrest in UK
Exiled Turkish businessman Akın İpek, a target of the Turkish government due to his links to the Gülen movement, has denied recent reports in...
Turkish police detain peace petition academic Cenk Yiğiter in Ankara
Turkish police detained academic Dr. Cenk Yiğiter on Friday and are reportedly holding him at the counterterrorism branch of the Ankara Police Department.
Yiğiter was...
Turkish military returns to 1930s practices due to unending post-coup purges, report says
Similar to the post-Independence War period and the early 1930s in Turkey, most brigades are now commanded by colonels and captains due to a...
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