Women celebrating Int’l Women’s Day attacked by mob in İstanbul
Female students celebrating International Women’s Day at İstanbul Bilgi University were attacked by a mob that illegally entered the university campus.
According to a statement...
Turkish gov’t launches probe into 11 members of medical association for criticism of Afrin...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday launched an investigation into 11 council members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which is representing...
HRW to Turkey: Investigate abductions, disappearances in Ankara
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül in a letter to investigate the abductions and disappearances, which may have been...
Pro-gov’t journalist says killing Gülen followers, even their babies a religious obligation
Hüseyin Adalan, a journalist working for a number of pro-government media outlets, has said it is a religious obligation to kill all followers of...
Turkish family in Albania risk facing torture in new abuse case of Interpol by...
Another abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkey, this time reported in Albania, has stranded a Turkish family in the country as they try to...
HDP’s Paylan warns against assassination plans targeting critical Turkish citizens in Europe
Garo Paylan, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and a member of Parliamentary Commission for Planning and Budget, has stated on Wednesday that he...
Regional court’s switchboard answers with Erdoğan’s propaganda music
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A regional court in Turkey welcomes callers to its switchboard with music used by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during election campaigns, the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens US over Zarrab, saying will set the world on fire
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday strongly criticized the US administration for allegedly trying to force jailed Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab to...
Erdoğan’s advisor: NATO behind all coups, Turkey must review membership
Yalçın Topçu, a key advisor of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said NATO was behind all coups in Turkey, stating that...
Abducted Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum delivered to police after 133 days of disappearance
Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017 over his alleged affiliation to the Gülen movement, was...
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