Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Turkish gov’t: Be cautious against probable terrorist attacks by ISIL militants who acquitted by...
Turkish Justice Ministry has reportedly sent a "confidential" notice to the state institutions regarding possible attacks of the militants of the terror organisation Islamic State...
COMMENTARY — Exposing generals in Erdoğan’s troll army
By Abdullah Bozkurt
For several years now senior Turkish government officials clustered around Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have been running an army of...
Turkish author Perihan Mağden: I feel like a Jew in Nazi Germany
Renowned Turkish author Perihan Mağden has assessed the anti-democratic practices and increasing pressures in Turkey and described the current period in Turkey by comparing...
Turkish police suggested to use ‘German model’ to identify sympathisers of Gülen movement
The Turkish National Police Academy has published a new report that offers a comprehensive road map to fight against the alleged members of the Gülen...
Erdoğan’s henchman: Oppression targeting Gülen movement to be more severe after Zarrab case
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s former speechwriter and current Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputy Aydın Ünal wrote on Tuesday that the...
Turkish woman in symbol photo: These red crosses mean that Alevis to be killed
Yüksel Kalın, whose photograph has been the symbol of deep anxiety of the Alevi community whose houses were marked with red crosses in Turkey's...
Turkish court releases former UK soldier on bail in Kurds’ YPG trial
A Turkish court on Saturday decided to release on bail a British national who in 2015 joined Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) battling...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan saved IRGC drug traffickers, human smugglers in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The government of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has aided and abetted a drug trafficking and human smuggling network run in...
At least 6,375 women killed across Turkey under Erdoğan rule in last 15 years
At least 6,375 women were killed across Turkey in last 15 years under the rule of Justice of Development Party (AKP) led by Turkish...
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Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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The May 2023 re-election of...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
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