İstanbul’s opposition mayor investigated for targeting prosecutor amid crackdown on his party

In the latest episode of an ongoing crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), an investigation has been launched into popular İstanbul...

Turkish citizens third largest group filing for asylum in Europe in 2022

Turkish citizens filed a total of 55,000 asylum applications in EU countries, Switzerland and Norway in 2022, making Turks the third largest group of...

Turkish Embassy in Gabon spied on Erdoğan critics

As part of its massive witch-hunt, the Turkish government used its diplomats in Gabon to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

COMMENTARY — Sedat Peker, Erdoğan’s mafia leader ally, is spreading his wings

By Abdullah Bozkurt The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has contracted some of his clandestine operations to mafia leaders who have apparently pledged to...

Erdoğan likens LGBT community to ‘plague’ at his party’s youth wing congress

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referred to LGBT individuals as a “plague” during a speech at the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Youth...

Opposition MP claims patients died due to power outage at hospital following earthquakes

An opposition party lawmaker claimed patients in the intensive care unit of Iskenderun State Hospital in Hatay province died due to a power outage...

Turkish prosecutors ordered detention of 99 people over alleged Gülen links in a week

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 99 people due to alleged links to the Gülen movement over the past week, according to reports...

Ankara denies deal with Trump to swap Turk detained in Israel for American pastor

Israel confirmed on Friday a US newspaper report that US President Donald Trump had requested the release of a Turkish woman accused of HAMAS...

Turkish authorities detain 93 people in a week over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish authorities have detained 93 people over the past week for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on...

Survivors still struggling a month after Turkey’s devastating earthquakes

Survivors of an earthquake in southern Turkey that affected 11 provinces with a total population of nearly 13 million and has claimed the lives...
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