Turkish educator Akçay in Mongolia applies to UN for urgent action against imminent abduction...
Turkish educator Veysel Akçay, the general director of schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Mongolia, who was abducted by the agents of Turkey’s...
2 former MİT officials trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Monday detained two former officials from Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) who were dismissed from their jobs by government decree under...
Jailed Turkish journalist Soncan to sparrows: ‘I am begging; Don’t build your nests in...
Journalist Emre Soncan (36), who has been jailed in Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul for 762 days and sentenced by a court to seven...
Turkish interior minister orders Erdoğan portrait hung in official buildings
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has ordered all institutions under the authority of his ministry to hang a portrait of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Amazon postpones Turkey launch over anti-American sentiment
Amazon has postponed its entry to the Turkish market due to the anti-American sentiment among the public, manifested most recently when Turks smashed iPhones...
‘US could unblock F-35 deliveries to Turkey if Russia missile deal canceled’
A US congressional delegation signaled that if Turkey cancels the purchase of a Russian S-400 missile defense system, Washington could withdraw its block on...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 146 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 281 social media accounts and taken legal action against 146 users over the last week (Aug.20-Aug. 27) on accusations...
COMMENTARY — The maddening silence of the European Court of Human Rights
Ekrem Dumanlı
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is betraying its own values by turning a deaf ear to the human rights abuses in...
Turkish gov’t detains 23 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 23 people last week (Aug.20-Aug.27) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Erdoğan claims the target is not himself but Turkey, Islam
Turkey's political Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to be alert to foreign plots including the currency crisis, underlining that...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
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The May 2023 re-election of...