Pro-Erdoğan propagandist arrested over post deemed threatening to the president
Turkish authorities on Monday detained and subsequently arrested a controversial social media commentator known for supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...
High school students join Turkey’s protests as Erdoğan gov’t reshuffles teachers seen as critics
High school students in Turkey have joined growing protests against the government, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins over a nationwide teacher reassignment...
Death toll from sunken migrant boat in Lake Van reaches 31: report
Thirty-one bodies have been recovered from a migrant boat that sank in eastern Turkey’s Lake Van as efforts to locate victims of the accident...
HDP’s co-chair says AKP putting spotlight on Qandil, Manbij to win elections in Turkey
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan said on Tuesday the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been trying to use Qandil and...
Erdoğan’s advisor: NATO behind all coups, Turkey must review membership
Yalçın Topçu, a key advisor of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said NATO was behind all coups in Turkey, stating that...
Turkish gov’t seeks to detain 458 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is looking for 458 military officers, including six generals and admirals, over their alleged role...
Albanian PM Rama praises Turkish President Erdoğan’s policies, slams EU
Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania, has praised the foreign policy pursued by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and harshly criticised the European Union's policy...
Assistant professor investigated over alleged Gülen links commits suicide
A 34-year old assistant professor at the Faculty of Dentistry at the Ordu University in Turkey’s Black Sea region, Mustafa Sadık Akdağ, has committed...
370 lawyers jailed, 967 others investigated since July 15
At least 370 lawyers have been jailed, while 967 others have been investigated either over alleged involvement in a coup attempt on July 15,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly blackmailed Afghan gov’t for detention of Turkish teachers
The reactions against the abduction of three Turkish teachers, one Afghan teacher and one Turkish businessman who work at the Turkish Schools belonging to...
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