Turkish gov’t appointed trustee changes Kurdish neighborhood names to Turkish
The Kızıltepe Municipality in southeastern Mardin province, which is managed by a trustee appointed by the Turkish government, has changed the Kurdish names of three...
Turkish gov’t detains 461 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 461 people last week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Germany’s arms exports to Turkey in drastic fall since Afrin occupation
Germany’s arms exports to Turkey have dropped from nearly 10 million euros to less than 1 million euros in the aftermath of the Turkish...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan helps drug runner, racketeer who works with Turkey’s intel agency
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A long-time drug runner and jihadist trafficker who is under permanent contract with Turkey’s MİT intelligence agency (National Intelligence Organization, or Milli...
Protesters attack Syrian homes, businesses in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkish police on Sunday detained 45 people following a series of attacks on the homes and businesses of Syrian refugees in Turkey’s southeastern province of...
Turkish court rules for pretrial detention of award-winning Kurdish film director on terror charges
A Turkish court has ruled for the pretrial detention of Kurdish film director Gıyasettin Şehir, who was awarded the best director prize at the...
Turkish President Erdoğan and his German counterpart exchange barbs during state dinner
A state dinner for controversial Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Berlin became awkward late Friday.
In his speech, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lamented the...
Germany bans rally at mosque opening by Erdoğan in Cologne out of security concerns
The German city of Cologne has refused to allow a major rally in the city on Saturday on the occasion of the opening of...
Turkish journalist expelled from Erdoğan-Merkel news conference due to slogan T-shirt
Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit was removed from a news conference held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin...
Exiled Turkish journalist Dündar vows to quit profession if Erdoğan proves him a spy
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar has promised to quit journalism if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan proves his claim that Dündar is a spy,...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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