Turkey’s Erdoğan praises Gabon abductions, vows new operations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday praised the abduction of three Gülen movement-linked people by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) from Gabon, saying...
Report: Soon-to-be-displaced residents of Turkey’s ancient Hasankeyf have nowhere to go
The Ilısu Dam, nearing completion in southeastern Turkey, will soon displace residents of the ancient settlement of Hasankeyf, but many of them will be...
US senators apply to attend trial in Turkey of jailed pastor Brunson
A number of US senators have applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry to attend the first hearing next week in the trial of Andrew Brunson,...
Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen
Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...
3 detained Turkish educators and their families handed over to Turkey by Gabon
Three Turkish educators and their families who were arbitrarily detained in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, were handed over to Turkish officials and taken...
Turkish neighborhood heads given firearms training by police at shooting range
A group of neighborhood heads (mukhtars) have been given firearms training with Kalashnikovs and handguns at a shooting range in the northwestern province of...
Turkey’s Erdoğan on terror: What happened in Germany will take place in France
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday accused Paris of supporting terrorism, implying that France will face terrorist attacks, the state-run Anadolu news agency...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan enlists Tuaregs in his proxy battle
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who helped destabilize Syria by supporting al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria including the al-Nusra Front has been courting...
Turkish gov’t closes student dorms belonging to anti-Erdoğan Islamist group
Turkish police have sealed six student dormitory buildings belonging to an Islamist group whose leader, Alparslan Kuytul, is critical of the Turkish government, according...
Germany uneasy with DİTİB’s endorsement of Turkish military’s Afrin offensive
The German government has expressed concern about the Turkish government’s efforts to exert political influence in mosques linked to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious...
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