Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan daily declares Trump, Pence ‘lunatics of a deviant sect’
The pro-Erdoğan Turkish Yeni Şafak daily claimed on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence are pondering a “crusade,”...
Turkey arrests CHP official for criticizing July 15 commemorations on Facebook
Aliye Şenoğlu, a public official working for Adana’s Seyhan Municipality and a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been put...
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...
Brig. General Caha says July 15 coup carried out under control of chief of...
Brig. Gen. Erhan Caha, one of 221 suspects including over two dozen former Turkish generals accused of being ringleaders of an attempted coup on...
Turkey’s CHP questions increase in allowable ammunition possession from 200 to 1,000 rounds
Mehmet Tüm, a deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Saturday criticized the Turkish Interior Ministry’s decision to increase the amount...
Pro-Erdoğan daily to Trump envoy: Shameless blackmailer
The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has called Brett McGurk, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL “a shameless...
Turkish police use teargas to disperse İstanbul gays, transgenders following ban
Members of İstanbul’s gay and transgender community (LGBTI) gathered for a rally on Sunday instead of the annual pride march after they said the...
Deputy of Turkey’s ruling AKP: Peace signatory academics, journalists do not even deserve to...
Şahap Kavcıoğlu, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said academics, journalists and politicians who signed a peace declaration in 2016...
Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...
Turkey’s intelligence service abducts journalist İnan from Ukraine over Gülen links
Yusuf İnan, a Turkish journalist, was abducted by agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) in Ukraine and transported to Turkey on Sunday...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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