Pro-gov’t journalist says Turkish gov’t readying for operations against other religious groups
Nevzat Çiçek, a pro-government journalist, has said Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate and state intelligence agencies are conducting significant research on religious communities in Turkey...
Turkish Embassy personnel attack protestors in Pretoria
Security personnel from the Turkish Embassy in Pretoria pounced on members of the Turkey Solidarity Network (TSN) in South Africa, who were protesting the...
Radio Sweden exposes how Turkish gov’t tracking down regime critics in Sweden
Sweden's official radio station, Radio Sweden, has documented that Turkey's government is trying to identify and track down supporters of the opposition Gülen Movement...
New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is bent on marginalizing...
Reports: Saudi journalist Khashoggi decapitated in Turkey after fingers cut off
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was decapitated on Oct. 2 inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in İstanbul after torture during which his fingers were cut off,...
Illegal arms shipped from Turkey seized in Nigeria
An illegal arms shipment originating in Turkey and containing 440 pump action rifles was seized on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to Agence France-Presse.
The...
Members of European Parliament request investigation of rights violations perpetrated by Turkish-backed forces in...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) last Tuesday called on the EP president to name a delegation to travel to northern Syria and gather...
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...
Survey shows Turkish people against underage marriage in contrary to Diyanet’s stance
Almost all Turks are against underage marriage, according to a recent survey’s results, which have been revealed amid a hot debate over the Turkish...
Report: Turkish soldiers in Greece remain well-guarded in fear of assassination
The eight Turkish soldiers who were granted political asylum in Greece are kept heavily guarded in an undisclosed army camp as authorities fear a...
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