The Daily Caller: Turkish gov’t hires FBI Director’s friend for work on mystery ‘legal...
The Turkish government has hired FBI Director Christopher Wray’s longtime friend and former law partner Andrew C. Hruska to work on an unspecified proposal...
Far-right presidential candidate criticized for downplaying China’s repression of Uyghurs
Sinan Oğan, a far-right presidential candidate representing a bloc of four parties, is experiencing a backlash for suggesting that China’s treatment of its Uyghur...
Satirical magazine staff detained in Turkey over alleged Prophet Muhammad cartoon
The Turkish police on Monday detained four staff members and editors at one Turkey’s top satirical magazines for publishing a cartoon that allegedly depicted...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights anti-democratic pressures during referendum campaign
Limited Referendum Observation Mission of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR LROM) has stated in its recent report that supporters of...
Erdoğan’s party rejects motion to cancel agreements between Turkey and Israel
A motion proposing the annulment of economic, military and political agreements between Turkey and Israel was voted down by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling...
Turkey freezes assets of 770 people, including journalists and rights activists, over alleged terrorism...
Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 people including some journalists in exile and an organization on the grounds of terrorism financing, Turkish Minute...
Families: Women detained over alleged Gülen links subjected to maltreatment under Turkish police custody
The families of women detained in operations ordered by provincial Chief of Police Cengiz Zeybek and Governor Ersin Yazıcı between March 26-29 in a...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to use TL16.5 billion in discretionary funds between 2019 and 2021
At a time when the Turkish economy is experiencing a currency crisis due to a more than 40 percent loss in value of the...
Pregnant woman and husband detained, forced to leave 3 children behind
Zeynep Doğan (33), who is seven months pregnant, and her husband Ahmet Doğan (39) were detained on Friday and were forced to leave their...
Erdoğan denies rights reports, says not many journalists in prison
There are not as many journalists in Turkish jails as has been claimed by human rights advocates, and those journalists who are in prison...
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