Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media targets Trump: Rabid dog, senile troll…

As tension between Ankara and Washington over American pastor Andrew Brunson continues to escalate, dailies close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted US...

Turkish gov’t tolerates ISIL-related associations as closing down thousands of peaceful CSOs

Turkey's political Islamists government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reportedly tolerated the activities of the radical Islamist associations which...

VIDEO — Woman says husband abducted after losing job in post-coup crackdown

https://youtu.be/TcZpAyC3yLE A recently established Twitter account claims in a series of tweets that Turgut Çapan, a former employee of Turgut Özal University, which was shut...

Turkey’s ruling AKP member threatens main opposition CHP leader with death

https://turkeypurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HPRO0OVz74Bxd_AK.mp4 Emrullah Kavuz, a local member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has threatened the main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) leader Kemal...

Saudi Crown Prince Salman: Turkish government part of ‘triangle of evil’

Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described the Turkish government as part of a “triangle of evil” along with Iran and...

CHP report: 4,811 academics dismissed from 112 Turkish universities by gov’t decrees

As Turkish government continues its purge in Turkish universities to cleanse critics, 4,811 academics were dismissed from 112 universities across the country through decrees...

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...

Turkish teacher under UN protection detained in Azerbaijan for deportation to Turkey, wife says

https://youtu.be/jDu5rWqE0IA Taci Şentürk, a Turkish teacher who was working in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, was taken by police to an unknown place after UN...

RSF: Jailed Turkish journalists soon to be stigmatised by obligatory uniform

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has made a statement on Thursday and stated that is has appalled by a new Turkish decree under which detainees accused...

Turkish city decides to change name of ‘NATO Yolu Street’ as reaction to NATO

The name of "NATO Yolu Street" in Zile district of Turkey's Tokat province was changed to "Ata Street" by the Assembly of Zile Municipality...

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