Pakistan government violates UNHCR status by deporting Kaçmaz Family to Turkey
The repercussions of the deportation of Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz (43) and his family by Pakistan government to Turkey on early Saturday, despite of...
Report: Turkish spies affiliated with Erdoğan infiltrate German Federal Office for Refugees
A pro-Kurdish news outlet has claimed on Sunday that Turkish spies affiliated with Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have infiltrated the Federal Office...
Turkish gov’t cancels press cards of 889 critical journalists in 2016
The press cards of a total of 889 critical journalists have been canceled in Turkey, according to statistics released by Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit...
Turkish author Yiğit sued by Erdoğan family, Islamist IHH over her book on ISIL
Family members and relatives of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including his son Bilal Erdoğan, son-in-law and Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, and...
Turkey to persecute journalists over naked detention pictures of PKK suspects
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey's Muğla province has launched an investigation into those who photographed a detention procedure that included stripping suspected militants of...
Pakistan government deports abducted Kaçmaz Family to Turkey
Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family, who were abducted from their home at a midnight in Lahore on September 27, were reportedly deported...
New York Times calls US to move nuclear weapons from Turkey
Influential American daily the New York Times has called the US administration in an editorial article, written on the behalf of the Editorial Board,...
Turkish police waiting at mother’s hospital room to detain her just after delivery
Turkish police have reportedly been waiting in a hospital room to detain a woman named as Merve A., who has delivered a baby at...
Hundreds of Turkish officials seek asylum in Germany
Some 600 senior Turkish officials have sought asylum in Germany since a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, Deutsche Welle (DW)...
Amnesty organizes a worldwide solidarity day for Turkish HR defender Eser on her birthday
Amnesty International (AI) has organised a worldwide solidarity day for Turkish human rights activist İdil Eser, director of Amnesty Turkey on her birthday on Saturday...
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