A chief prosecutor in Turkey says Gülen movement like a Jewish organization
Çankırı Chief Public Prosecutor Hüsnü Aldemir likened the Gülen movement to a Jewish organization during a meeting with unit chiefs and muhtars, Haberci18 news...
Illegal arrivals in Germany from Turkey skyrocketed in 2022
There has been a 254 percent increase in the number of Turkish nationals entering Germany illegally over the first nine months of 2022 compared...
Turkish academic announces he will not vote for any woman candidate in local elections
A professor of aviation and space sciences at Turkey’s Necmettin Erbakan University has announced that he will not vote for any female candidate in...
Kosovo President Thaçi slams detention of 6 Turkish citizens over links to Gülen movement
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaçi has reacted to the arrest on Thursday of six Turkish citizens and said, "Today we are disappointed because our relevant institutions,...
Erdoğan cleric says Muslims will have one state when conditions are right
Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkish autocratic President...
‘I fear for my life in here,’ says disabled bomb expert imprisoned on terrorism...
"I fear for my life in here," said disabled former bomb disposal expert Bilal Konakçı in a letter he wrote from his prison cell...
HDP’s Baydemir: Not surprised if Turkish main opposition leader arrested
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa deputy and party spokesperson Osman Baydemir on Thursday said it would not be a surprise if Kemal...
CHP deputy Tanrıkulu not allowed to make prison visits
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has not been permitted to visit prisons since his last visit almost a...
Warehouse fire in Turkey exposes persistent workplace safety and child labor concerns
A fire at a perfume warehouse in Turkey’s Kocaeli province on Saturday has reignited outrage over chronic workplace safety failures in the country, after...
European ministers say Turkey’s EU accession talks at a ‘standstill’
The European Union (EU) General Affairs Council stated after a meeting on Tuesday that "The Council notes that Turkey has been moving further away from...
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