Turkish gendarmerie detains 3 people as they attempt to flee to Greece over Gülen...
The Turkish gendarmerie detained three people in in northwestern Edirne province on Monday as they were attempting to flee to Greece from the indiscriminate persecution...
Turkish gov’t escalates counterterrorism operations as elections in Turkey approach
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) had begun in the Qandil mountains on...
Turkey’s Erdoğan uses Tesla’s Elon Musk as a tool against his political opposition
“Tesla’s owner Elon visited us. Not you, Muharrem.”
Thus Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed his most prominent rival, Muharrem İnce, in the run-up to...
Turkish court rules to jail Kurdish journalist Berzan Güneş in Şırnak province
A court in Turkey's eastern Şırnak province on Monday ruled to jail Kurdish journalist Berzan Güneş, a reporter for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency,...
CHP’s İnce files lawsuit seeking TL 100,000 in damages from Turkish President Erdoğan
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP), has filed a lawsuit against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeking TL100.000...
Turkish President Erdoğan says his Kurdish rival Demirtaş deserving of death penalty for role...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a Sunday rally criticized jailed pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş, saying he would have...
Report: Reza Zarrab not yet revealed ‘most important name’ in sanctions-busting scheme
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Erdal Aksünger has stated that Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who has been held in a New...
EU report: Turkey’s ruling AKP commissioned ISIL for Ankara massacre
A report by the European Union's official intelligence body, EU INTCEN, has suggested that the October 10, 2015 suicide bombing of a peace march outside the...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 306 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 624 social media accounts and taken legal action against 306 users over the last week (June 4-June 11), the...
Turkish gov’t detains 492 people over links to Gülen movement last week
The Turkish government detained a total of 492 people last week (June 4-June 11) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
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