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...
Turkish court rejects appeal for release for hunger-striking educator
A Turkish court in Ankara rejected an appeal for the release of Nuriye Gülmen, who has been detained for six months on a terror...
Turkish gov’t closes 5 more schools over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkey’s Education Ministry closed down five more private schools as part of an administrative investigation targeting the Gülen movement as part of Turkish government's...
Turkish prosecutor launches investigation against US’ Bharara, Kim, others
The İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) re, former...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says NATO enemy chart made by ‘vile’ people
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said a NATO enemy chart incident was caused by vile people, adding that the issue cannot...
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