Turkish political Islamists demand removal of statue of Greek philosopher Diogenes in Sinop
Turkish political Islamists who are coming from the same ideological roots with Turkey's autocratic President and the Chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party...
Key coup suspect says he was threatened by armed men to support putsch in...
Brig. Gen. Hakan Evrim, a suspect in the July 15 coup attempt trial and commander of Akıncı Airbase, where Chief of General Staff Gen....
German justice minister calls on EU to deal with Turkey’s arrest warrants against critics
German Justice Minister Heiko Mass on Tuesday called on European Union authorities to have an intensive dialogue to deal with Turkey issuing arrest warrants...
Turkish judge found dead in his İstanbul home
Mustafa Yılmaz, an İstanbul judge who was recently transferred to Diyarbakır, was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning.
According to CNN Türk, Yılmaz was...
Çiçek Otlu, chairperson of socialist party ESP, arrested by Turkish court
Çiçek Otlu, the Chairperson of Socialist Party of Oppressed (ESP) in Turkey was arrested by a Tunceli (Dersim) court on Tuesday. Otlu, who has...
Turkey’s Erdoğan targets leftists, communists, says they are not patriots
Turkey's autocratic President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has targeted leftists and communists and said they are not...
Turkish gov’t detains 17 people in Çanakkale, 10 teachers in Malatya over alleged Gülen...
Turkish government detained dozens of new victims on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
AKP deputy Kuzu calls on prosecutors to investigate NATO base in Turkey over coup
Burhan Kuzu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and AKP İstanbul deputy, has called...
Turkish mother Elif Açıkgöz, detained just hours after delivery over Gülen links, released by...
Elif Açıkgöz, whom Turkish police has detained at Avrupa Hospital in Adana province just hours after she gave birth by cesarean section, over alleged links...
Turkish Defense Ministry announces 7 generals and admirals request retirement
Turkey's Defense Ministry has announced with a statement on Tuesday that 7 generals and admirals of the Turkish military have requested their resignation. It has also...
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