Erdoğan calls US indictment of former Turkish minister ‘political’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday criticized the indictment by a US attorney’s office of former Turkish Economy Minister Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens mayors of major cities over resistance to resignation
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday threatened the mayors of three major cities who are resisting calls to resign as part of...
Two young men shot dead during attempt to cross into Turkey: SOHR
Turkish border guards have shot dead two young men trying to cross into the country from northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
European Court of Human Rights questions Turkey on judges, prosecutors under arrest
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has addressed a series of questions to the Turkish government due to applications lodged by former judges...
Turkish minister: Let’s send 15,000 refugees every month, see how it shocks EU
As tension between Turkey and European countries continues over bans on Turkish ministers waging referendum campaigns on the continent, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu...
HDP deputy calls for investigation into death of Kurdish inmate
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Sait Dede has called for an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Kurdish inmate in eastern...
Yet another mysterious abduction by a black van in Turkey’s capital
Hasan Kala, an academic who was fired from his job at Çankırı Karatekin University by a government decree under a state of emergency declared...
Terror organization PKK kills 3 in an attack on road workers in Turkey
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday launched an attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak, killing three road workers. According to the...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 43 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained at least 43 people as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement...
US senator introduces resolution for sanctions against Turkey over religious freedom violations
US Senator from Mississippi and Helsinki Commission Chairman Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan resolution on Tuesday urging US President Donald Trump to take action...
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