Turkish gov’t detains 21 members of critical religious group, including its leader Kuytul

Turkish government has detained some 21 members of the critical religious Furkan Foundation, including its founder and leader Alparslan Kuytul, on Tuesday in the...

Turkey’s opposition bloc nominates CHP chairman as its joint presidential candidate

A bloc of six Turkish opposition parties has nominated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 74, leader of the country’s main opposition party, as its joint presidential candidate...

Turkish businessman and civil activist Kavala detained at İstanbul airport

Osman Kavala, one of Turkey’s most prominent businessmen and chairman of the İstanbul-based Anadolu Kültür Association, was taken into custody by Turkish police upon...

Georgia detains a Turkish educator at request of Turkish PM Yıldırım during his visit

https://youtu.be/nHZ6cCD4Fis Georgia has detained Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish educator who has lived in Georgia and has served for Georgian people for last 15 years on Wednesday...

Jailed Kurdish leader seeks release from prison to contribute to new peace process

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş is demanding his release from prison to contribute to a new peace process in Turkey aimed at the laying...

Heating system doesn’t work in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison despite freezing temperatures

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu in a Monday tweet criticized the worsening conditions in İstanbul's Silivri Prison, saying the heating system...

Trump meeting has special importance, says Erdoğan

Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said he attributes special importance to his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump, the state-run...

Outpouring of grief as Turkey buries school shooting victims

Crowds gathered for the funerals of eight children and a teacher in southern Turkey on Thursday, killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a...

MHP deputies attacked while campaigning for ‘no’ vote in upcoming referendum

https://youtu.be/Ejb3mh-GyqE Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputies Ümit Özdağ and Yusuf Halaçoğlu were attacked as they were set to deliver speeches as part of a...

Two purged public officials and their families detained on Greek border

Turkish gendarmes have detained two purged public officials and their families’ members close to the Greek border over alleged links to Gülen movement on...
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