Erdoğan regime’s failure in education crystallizes in Turkish university entrance exam
The failure of the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in education has crystallized thanks to the results of the latest university...
EU says provision of funeral services a question of decency, human rights
A spokesperson for the European Union has criticized the denial of a hearse to transport the bodies of three people, including two infants, who...
Turkish journalist receives threat after story on sale of Yazidi girl by ISIL in...
Turkish journalist Hale Gönültaş received a phone call on Monday during which she was told to “watch her step” after she wrote a story...
Bursa Mayor Aktaş refuses to provide hearse for 3 drowned Turkish refugees, including 2...
Bursa Mayor Alinur Aktaş, who was appointed by Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to replace the elected mayor, has refused to...
Turkey’s Erdoğanist Maarif Foundation has seized 97 overseas schools affiliated with Gülen movement
Birol Akgün, the head of Turkey's Maarif Foundation, stated in an interview to a mouthpiece media outlet of the Turkish government led by President...
Barkey and Edelman: US should focus on detained State Department staff in Turkey
US President Donald Trump has a moral obligation to come to the aid of three State Department employees jailed in Turkey, wrote Henry J....
82-year-old man suffers fatal heart attack as Turkish police struggle to detain him
Yusuf Topal, an 82-year-old Turkish man, died from a heart attack on Saturday while police were trying to take him into custody in Giresun,...
Turkey never used Brunson as a bargaining chip, claims Turkish President Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan broke his silence about threats of sanctions made by US President Donald Trump and claimed that Turkey never used...
Turkish woman returned to prison immediately after giving birth
Yasemin Baltacı, who was arrested over her alleged links to the Gülen movement just two weeks before the end of her pregnancy, was reportedly...
Turkish gov’t’s refugee espionage in US this time targets Nakıboğlu family
A new case of refugee espionage abroad committed by Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA), which is under direct control of the Turkish government...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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