Kılıçdaroğlu calls on military to prevent Afghans from illegally entering Turkey
Turkey’s main opposition leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called on the Turkish military to prevent Afghan migrants from illegally entering Turkey.
“There is...
Family pleads with Turkish authorities to release critically ill inmate
The wife of a critically ill inmate has pleaded with Turkish authorities for the immediate release of her husband to seek proper medical treatment,...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 119 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Eskişehir and Erzincan chief public prosecutor’s offices on Wednesday issued detention warrants for over 95 people as part of an investigation into the...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s advisor: We’ve defeated the US five times since 2015
Retired Brig. Gen. Adnan Tanrıverdi, a top advisor of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkey has defeated the US five times since...
2 chronically ill inmates contract COVID-19 from prison personnel in northwestern Turkey
Two inmates with chronic diseases have contracted COVID-19 from infected prison guards in northwestern Turkey's Sakarya Ferizli prison, Bold Medya reported.
A few days ago...
Researcher, teacher face legal action on charges of blasphemy, insulting Atatürk
A research assistant at Adnan Menderes University in Turkey's western province of Aydın and an imam-hatip schoolteacher in the southern Turkish province of Antalya...
Disabled man convicted of Gülen links returned to prison after hospital discharge
An elderly man who is almost totally disabled and was jailed last week over his conviction of links to the faith-based Gülen movement has...
Germany rejects 5,040 Turkish asylum applications
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has rejected the asylum applications of 5,040 Turkish citizens out of 8,547 applications made by Turkish...
Erdoğan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favorite to extend two...
Germany warns citizens visiting Turkey about online criticism of Erdoğan
Germany has warned its citizens visiting Turkey to be extra cautious about their social media feeds in response to a spate of cases of...
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