Barkey says Turkish FM undersecretary, embassy knew of Büyükada meeting
US academic Henri Barkey, who is being sought by a Turkish prosecutor for planning last year’s failed coup attempt during a secret meeting on...
Erdoğanist journalist: US soldiers, diplomats to be executed in case of 2nd coup attempt
The US soldiers and diplomats in Turkey and elsewhere will be executed by “revenge teams” in case of a second coup attempt in the...
Report: Two Turkish nationals, abducted from plane in Kazakhstan, returned to Turkey
Enver Kılıç and Zabit Kişi, the two Turkish nationals who were abducted from a plane in Kazakhstan in mid-September turn out to have been...
German theater group cancels İstanbul performance fearing arrest of staff by Turkish gov’t
The Berliner Schaubühne theater has scrapped an upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Richard III in Istanbul, fearing arrest of its staff, on Tuesday.
“The arrests of...
Turkish gov’t detains 47 people in İzmir over alleged links to Gülen movement
Forty-seven people were detained on Saturday in İzmir as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement launched by the İzmir Chief Prosecutor’s...
Turkey’s appeals court upholds journalist Hasan Cemal’s sentences
A Turkish appeals court has upheld a prison sentence and punitive fine for veteran Journalist Hasan Cemal, while reversing a lower court decision acquitting...
Turkey’s Erdoğan slams Europe over ‘headscarf ban’
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday strongly criticized European countries over headscarf bans, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
“The headscarf ban is...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrant for US academic Barkey
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued a detention warrant for academic Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East Program at the Washington-based...
Turkish PM, sons, sue for alleged damages from Cumhuriyet over Paradise Papers
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and his sons have filed a lawsuit for alleged damages in the amount of TL 500,000 against the Cumhuriyet...
Report: Sweden launches espionage probe into Turkish gov’t representatives
An investigation has been launched into representatives of the Turkish government on suspicion of espionage against opposition circles including sympathizers of the Gülen movement, according to...
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