Number of Turkish people applied for psychological treatment increased 28 pct in 5 years
The number of Turkish people, who applied to healthcare institutions due to psychological disorders, has increased to 12 million 141 thousand 255 in 2016,...
Egyptian gov’t detains 29 people on suspicion of espionage for Turkey
Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the detention of 29 people suspected of espionage on behalf of Turkey, which is under the despotic rule of...
Turkey’s Alevis worried by their homes in Malatya neighborhood marked red
Fear have been raised in Turkey's Malatya province after the doors of several homes in an Alevi neighborhood were “marked” red in the early...
COMMENTARY — JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A confidential probe into the clandestine activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates by Turkish prosecutors and police...
US defines Turkish gov’t accusations of plot in Zarrab case ‘ridiculous’
The United States has called the Turkish government’s accusations of a plot in the case of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab “ridiculous,” referring to an...
Turkish court rules for continuation of imprisonment of Amnesty Turkey’s chair Taner Kılıç
A Turkish court in İzmir has ruled for the continuation of the pre-trial detention of Taner Kılıç, chair of the board of Amnesty International’s...
Turkish Parliament committee decides to oust HDP deputy Leyla Zana
A Turkish parliamentary committee on Tuesday agreed on the removal of Leyla Zana, a veteran Kurdish politician and a deputy of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 271 people over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 271 people in Konya, Ankara and İzmir-based investigations on Wednesday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Mother of three, purge-victim of Turkish government, dies of heart attack
Rana Öztürk, a mother of three children and the wife of Engin Öztürk, who has been under arrest for 15 months over alleged ties...
Judge Berman implies Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab is still part of case in US
Judge Richard M. Berman, senior federal judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing prosecution of...
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