Turks won’t fall for Erdoğan’s ‘civil war cry,’ main opposition leader says
Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of working to incite a civil war in the country in his recent public...
Defence Minister says Turkish military to recruit over 9,700 officers in 2018
The Turkish military will recruit more than 9,700 military officers in 2018 "to meet the urgent need", Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on...
Germany turns down Turkey’s calls to reject asylum applications of Turkish officers
German authorities have turned down calls from Turkey to reject asylum applications from 40 high-ranking Turkish officers, saying that the officers’ applications will be...
Former Turkish minister wanted in the US returns to ruling AKP
Former Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan, wanted in the United States, has returned to the Justice and Development Party (AKP), columnist Batuhan Çolak wrote...
Former teacher serving sentence on Gülen links says his health has taken a turn...
A former teacher who was imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement said in a letter to his family that his health had taken...
Turkish journalist in exile says NATO must call Turkey’s bluff on his extradition
Bülent Keneş, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden, said the world should know by now that most people Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
WHO: 167,000 people displaced from Afrin need urgent aid
An estimated 167,000 people have been displaced by recent hostilities in the Afrin province of northwestern Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
Turkish military: One Turkish soldier killed in Afrin operation
The Turkish military stated on Sunday that one soldiers was killed during an operation in the Afrin region of Syria. The military stated on Saturday...
HRF calls on Kosovo PM to apply non-refoulment principle, obey int’l HR law on...
The New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) sent a letter to Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Friday and requested that he apply the...
COMMENTARY – Al-Qaeda and ISIL outfits operate in Turkey under charity cover
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Two front aid groups that operate in Turkey’s southeastern border provinces near Syria, led by known militants of al-Qaeda and the Islamic...
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