Jewish foundation says another synagogue attacked in İstanbul
The Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation has said that the Balat Ahrida synagogue in İstanbul was attacked on Saturday, following a similar incident two days...
Religious rights of Erdem, a jailed opposition politician, denied by Turkish authorities
Eren Erdem, a former deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been denied his right to a visit from a cleric...
Turkey’s ruling AKP member: We founded new state, founding leader is Erdoğan
Amid claims that Turkey has undergone a regime change, Ayhan Oğan, a member of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the ruling...
Erdoğanist spy imams reportedly quit their jobs in Germany before security checks
After a spying scandal involving Religious Affairs Turkish-Islamic Union (DİTİB), Erdoğanist Turkish imams working in mosques, schools and prisons in Germany have refused security...
Turkey’s spat with the Netherlands over ministers’ barred political speeches gets nasty
After Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was deported from the Netherlands on Saturday night after she wanted to...
Dutch MPs bring threats against Turkish journalist to parliament’s agenda
Two members of the Dutch House of Representatives, Democrats 66 (D66) members Jan Paternotte and Van Meenen, have submitted a written motion directed to...
Life sentence demanded for NSU member accused of murdering 8 Turks
Federal prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Beate Zschäpe, a member of the right-wing neo-Nazi extremist group National Socialist Underground (NSU), accusing her of...
Turkey’s HDP submits motion for parliamentary probe of Roboski Massacre in 6th anniversary
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aycan İrmez has submitted a parliamentary proposal to investigate the Roboski (Uludere) Massacre, where 34 people were hit...
Turkish gov’t seals off Gezi Park days before the anniversary of 2013 protests
Turkish police has sealed off İstanbul's Gezi Park near the historical Taksim square ahead of the fourth anniversary of the nationwide anti-government demonstrations that...
Teacher who said ‘Don’t let children die’ will give birth in Turkish prison
A one year, three month prison sentence handed down to Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik, who called for an end to clashes between Kurdish militants...
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