Two members of Turkish folk music band seek asylum in France
Two members of Turkey’s famous left-wing protest music group, Grup Yorum, are now seeking asylum in France, according to a report by Euronews on Saturday....
Businessman Demirkale becomes latest suspicious death in a Turkish prison
Davut Demirkale, a Turkish businessman who was arrested over his alleged links to the Gülen movement on July 8, 2018 in southern city of Mersin,...
Turkish court orders compensation for a victim of ByLock frenzy
A Turkish court has ordered compensation to be paid to one of many individuals falsely detained by police on suspicion of having been associated with...
Turkish gov’t detains retired Col. Cihangiroğlu, a defendant in MİT trucks case
Retired Col. Burhanettin Cihangiroğlu, former head of the Gendarmerie’s criminal department and a defendant in a trial concerning the halting of Turkey's notorious National...
NBA star Kanter gets weekly death threats due to criticism of Turkey’s Erdoğan
New York Knicks’ center Enes Kanter, who just opted in to his final year of an $18.6 million contract with the team, has told...
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency secretly films businessman İpek in London
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has secretly filmed Turkish businessman Akın İpek, one of the targets of the Turkish government led by President...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s shenanigans are costing Turkey dearly
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The hastily arranged presidential decrees which completely re-designed the governance of Turkey from head to toe reveal that it will be a...
Turkish court acquits gang leader over his ‘we’ll shower in your blood’ threat against...
Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was acquitted by a Turkish court on Friday...
Number of detentions in case of Turkish televangelist rises to 179
The number of detentions in connection to Adnan Oktar, a notorious religious cult leader and controversial televangelist, rose to 179 on Thursday as police searched...
Turkish gov’t detains 15 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Fifteen military members were detained in 13 provinces following the issuance of 24 detention warrants by the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, in an...
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