CHP chair Kılıçdaroğlu gives Turkey’s Erdoğan a deadline to expose facts on Zarrab
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said he would give Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan until Tuesday to...
Turkish gov’t detains an interpreter of US troops in Turkey over alleged links to...
An another Turkish citizen who used to work for American official entities in Turkey was detained over his alleged links to the Gülen movement...
Turkish gov’t trustee shuts down Kurdish-language audio library for disabled children
A Kurdish-language audio library, opened specifically for disabled children in 2014, has been shut down after the government seized the administration of the Diyarbakır...
Erdoğan calls on gov’t to not allow businessmen to transfer assets out of Turkey
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government not to allow some businessmen to...
Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Father of three released in Turkey only after wife died following heart attack
Engin Öztürk, a father of three who spent 15 months behind bars over his alleged ties to the Gülen movement, has been released only...
Turkish gov’t: Be cautious against probable terrorist attacks by ISIL militants who acquitted by...
Turkish Justice Ministry has reportedly sent a "confidential" notice to the state institutions regarding possible attacks of the militants of the terror organisation Islamic State...
Turkish police bar İstanbul rally to show solidarity with jailed journalists, lawyers
Turkish police have intervened into a protest organised by journalists and lawyers in İstanbul to show solidarity with the jailed journalists and lawyers in...
Turkish government jails another journalist
Turkish government has jailed another journalist on Saturday. Pro-Kurdish Fırat news agency reported on Saturday that a Turkish court jailed journalist Kemal Demir, a cameraman...
Erdoğan proposed swapping Turkish asylum seekers for jailed Germans
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in September proposed to Berlin a swap of some Turks who took refuge in Germany for German citizens...
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