JWF releases ‘The State of Turkey’s Children: Victims of Unlawfulness’ report
New York-based the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has launch a social media campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #Freedom4Children via JWF`s official account...
Turkish police detain yet another woman shortly after delivery
Teacher Ü. Monos, who gave birth on Tuesday, was detained shortly after delivery by police who were waiting outside her room at Ankara Ortadoğu...
Turkey detains daughter of US consulate employee amid Turkish-American tension
The daughter of a US Consulate staff member for whom Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Sunday over alleged links to the faith-based...
Turkish police intervene commemorations of Ankara massacre victims
People who lost their lives in the October 10 Ankara Massacre are remembered on the second anniversary of the incident. However, Turkish police attacked...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko knocking on table can’t keep Turkey’s Erdoğan awake at press briefing
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday dozed off many times during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, in Kiev.
A...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 108 more military members over Gülen links
The Konya Chief Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 70 soldiers of various ranks as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt...
US Ambassador to Turkey on suspension of visa services: This was not a decision...
US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass has released a written statement on Monday over suspension of all non-immigrant visa services at all US diplomatic...
Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over Gharavi case in Turkey
The Swedish foreign affairs ministry summoned Turkey’s Stockholm ambassador on Monday after being informed that the IT consultant and human-rights activist Ali Gharavi could...
Names of 7 stripped naked by Turkish security forces in anti-PKK operation announced
Identities have been announced of seven people who were detained in Muğla’s Ortaca and Seydikemer areas on October 4. It came out that the...
Parents seek UN help as no news from Turkish teacher abducted in Pakistan
There has been no trace of Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family since they were abducted by a group of people in police...
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