US slaps sanctions on Syria armed group with Turkey links
The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a Syrian armed group that killed a Kurdish politician amid Turkey’s 2019 incursion, vowing to keep...
Turkey arrests alleged license holder for ByLock messaging app
A Turkish-American man believed to be behind encrypted messaging app ByLock, which Turkish authorities consider to be evidence of terrorist organization membership, arrived in...
Refugees express concern about their future in Turkey
Refugees in Turkey's Bolu province said they are worried about their future after the mayor said on Monday he would impose water and solid...
Municipality demolishes headquarters of TV station shut down over Gülen links
Municipal teams in İstanbul on Tuesday demolished the former headquarters of Samanyolu TV, one of the country’s major networks before President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Investigation launched into Turkish mayor for targeting refugees
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into an opposition mayor in northwestern Turkey who recently announced he would take radical steps to persuade refugees to...
Germany rejected Turkey’s request to hand over writer critical of Erdoğan government
Germany rejected Turkey’s request to hand over a writer critical of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Nordic Monitor reported, citing an official...
US appeals court rejects Turkey’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit against Erdoğan guards
A US district appeals court in Washington, D.C., has rejected Turkish government motions to dismiss two lawsuits filed by protesters who were attacked by...
There are clear indications of the existence of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics...
There are clear indications of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics in Germany, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Helmut Teichmann said in response to a...
48 bar associations condemn pro-government newspaper for targeting colleagues protesting hate crimes against Kurds
Forty-eight Turkish bar associations on Sunday condemned the pro-government Yeni Şafak daily for targeting 15 bar associations that have protested hate crimes against Kurdish...
109 journalists appeared in court in Turkey in May, June: report
Although the number of journalists jailed in Turkey’s prisons has begun to drop, journalists continue to face legal action for doing their job, with...
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