Turkey abducts two alleged Gülen followers from Algeria

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has renditioned two men from Algeria as part of its international abduction campaign against alleged members of the faith-based...

Turkish security forces strip naked 7 people during detention in anti-PKK operation

Seven people were stripped naked with their hands tied on their back before they were detained as part of an investigation into the outlawed...

Turkish celebrity manager remains jailed despite health risks

A Turkish court on Monday ruled for the continuation of the imprisonment of Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars who has...

Forest fires prompt accusations of willful neglect, profiteering against Turkish gov’t

A wildfire that destroyed large swaths of forest in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province has sparked intense public backlash, with opposition lawmakers and professional organizations...

Turkey’s Erdoğan slams former President Gül over his criticisms against gov’t decree for impunity

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday lambasted former President Abdullah Gül for his call on the government to revise a new state...

Turkey ordered detention of 68 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 68 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to local...

Turkey’s Feb. 6 earthquake death toll reaches 50,500: minister

The death toll in Turkey from two powerful earthquakes that hit on Feb. 6 has risen to 50,500, Turkish Minute reported, citing Interior Minister...

Daughter: Death of Turkish writer who fell from balcony during police raid suspicious

Şeyma Ölmez, the daughter of Turkish writer Mustafa Hikmet Kayapalı who passed away after allegedly falling from a three-storey-building in the Balıkesir province in May...

Co-rapporteur Mikko urges PACE to place Turkey under monitoring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8s&v=VDuY8p8qtj0&app=desktop Marianne Mikko, co-rapporteur on the post-monitoring dialog with Turkey, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), criticized Turkey for jailing journalists en masse,...

Turkish gov’t vows to continue to crackdown on his movement after Gülen’s death

Turkish government officials have voiced their determination to continue to target followers of the Gülen movement following the death of Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish-Islamic...

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