American pastor jailed over alleged Gülen links asks Trump to fight for his release

An American pastor who has been jailed on bogus terrorism charges in Turkey for more than five months has asked US President Donald Trump...

Foreign Policy: Reason for EU-Turkey row is Erdoğan’s imams spying on Gülen followers

US-based news magazine Foreign Policy claimed in a Monday report that the latest row between Turkey and the European Union over the cancellation of...

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...

Opposition deputy attacked while campaigning for ‘no’ vote, accuse of Justice Minister

https://youtu.be/GMoLlRkT2To Sinan Ogan, a politician who was previously expelled from the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), was attacked on Sunday in Yozgat province while campaigning...

Erdoğan cleric: Right to life will be granted to ‘no’ voters, too

Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkey's autocratic President...

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...

VIDEO — Pro-gov’t columnist says Turkey should bomb Pennsylvania to kill Gülen

https://youtu.be/JlhodJlCUeU Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message he posted on social media on Saturday that Turkey should bomb...

Report: Flynn, Turkish ministers discussed illegal return of Gülen to Turkey

While serving as an advisor to the Trump presidential campaign, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, also the ousted National Security Advisor of the new...

Erdoğan’s fury against the Netherlands stems from his frustration over ‘historic rally’

Finally, the reason for  Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's unending fury against the Netherlands has been understood. According to a report in a...

Bulgarian president blasts Erdoğan, saying won’t accept lessons in democracy from Turkey

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev slammed remarks made by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who criticized the Bulgarian government for “putting pressure” on expatriate...

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