Turkish police officers guarding Erdoğan on night of coup attempt arrested, judge says
Emirşah Baştoğ, presiding judge of the Muğla 2nd High Criminal Court, where a trial of suspected putschist soldiers is being heard, said on Saturday...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens over alleged ByLock use in Van, Çorum, Kırıkkale provinces
Dozens of people were detained by police teams during operations in Turkey's Van, Çankırı and Kırıkkale provinces as part of Turkish government’s massive post-coup...
Turkey’s persecuted activist Keskin bestowed human rights award in Sweden
Turkey's prominent human rights advocate and journalist Eren Keskin, who is facing 143 lawsuits and barred by Turkish government from international travel due to...
Bill to bar entry of Turkish officials into US clears Senate subcommittee
A subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending bill for the State Department that includes a section giving the...
Turkish military to found urban warfare school against the outlawed PKK
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is getting into act to establish an urban warfare school on the basis of filling the deficiency of experienced...
PKK chieftain claims 20 Turkish officials including 2 high ranking MİT agents in their...
Mustafa Karasu, the Executive Committee Member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has claimed that the PKK has imprisoned 20 Turkish officials including 2...
Turkey issues travel warning for Germany, citing anti-Turkish sentiment, racism, terror support
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning on Saturday for citizens visiting Germany, saying there has been anti-Turkish and racist rhetoric by German politicians...
Head of Amnesty International visits jailed Turkey director in infamous Silivri Prison
Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty has eventually visited the international rights group’s jailed Turkey director İdil Eser and called for her release, along...
Two British citizens charged in Turkey over their alleged PYD ties
Two British citizens have been sued for allegedly making terror propaganda from their social media accounts while they have been in Turkey. Turkish media...
Reuters’ seized properties put up for sale by Turkey’s Saving Desposit Insurance Fund
Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), which unlawfully sells the properties of TV stations and newspapers that have been first seized by Turkish government...
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