Turkish gov’t detains and sentences dozens of people over alleged links to Gülen movement
As part of an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, Turkish government has detained and sentenced dozens of people on...
Turkey blocks access to four more opposition media outlets
Ahead of critical voting on April 16 over constitutional change to the regime from parliamentary democracy to executive presidency for one-man-rule access to the...
El Paso entryway of choice for Turkish migrants: report
US border patrol agents have encountered 8,735 Turkish nationals coming into the country illegally through the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, for fiscal...
4 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained four people in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the Gülen movement as they...
Turkey suspends 26 judges and prosecutors over alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has decided to suspend 26 judges and prosecutors, citing links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the T24...
Migrant women subject to sexual harassment and physical violence on their journey to Turkey,...
Sociologist Didem Danış has said migrant women face many hurdles on their journey to Turkey, including sexual harassment and physical violence.
Speaking to BBC Turkish...
Turkey has requested removal of massive amount of online content from Google in 10...
Turkish government agencies have requested the removal of a total of 90,400 web pages and other content from Google in the last decade, Turkish...
Turkey hosts the largest refugee population in the world: UNHCR
Turkey has emerged as the leading host country for refugees worldwide, with a population of nearly 3.6 million individuals seeking shelter, Turkish Minute reported,...
Erdoğanist daily claims Turkey would conquer Europe in 3 days
Erdoğanist Turkish daily Yeni Söz’s headline on Tuesday claimed that Turkey would conquer Europe in three days if a campaign were to be launched...
Official Turkish statistics claim majority of youth is ‘happy’
Data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) show that 52.7 percent of young people in Turkey describe themselves as happy with their lives,...
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