Turkey’s Erdoğan talks of ‘crusader-crescent war’ after Austria’s move on mosques
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday criticized Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz for his government’s decision to shut down seven mosques and expel...
High school students beaten in protest intervention by Turkish police
Images shared on social media show Turkish police detaining and beating high school students in broad daylight in İstanbul on Friday, the last day...
Austrian gov’t to shut down mosques, expel 60 Turkish imams
Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 60 pro-government Turkish imams in what it said was “just the...
Erdoğan’s long arm targets critics, stirs up troubles in Sweden
Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
COMMENTARY — Al-Qaeda running on Erdoğan’s election ticket in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was hardly surprising to see that a former al-Qaeda suspect was nominated as a front-runner candidate for a parliamentary seat in...
UN Human Rights Council calls on Turkish gov’t to release Kaçmaz couple immediately
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN Human Rights Council has called on the Turkish government to immediately release Mesut Kaçmaz and...
Over 80 pct of Turks see US, EU as Turkey’s enemies, poll reveals
As Turkish government officials frequently blame foreign actors for negative events in the country, the results of a recent public survey have shown that...
Report: Turkish police torture 3 Gülen-linked detainees at Ankara counterterrorism unit
Three people who were detained by police in May for alleged links to the Gülen movement have been subjected to heavy torture and maltreatment...
Erdoğan claims no longer any Kurdish problem in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has managed to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem during...
Turkish man badly beaten at Turkish consulate in Rotterdam
A Turkish man living in the Netherlands filed a criminal complaint claiming that he was badly beaten and tear gassed by the security personnel...
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