Armenian church association attacked in Turkey’s Malatya
Amid tension arising from the marking of Alevi houses in a neighborhood in the province of Malatya, the Association of Kurtuluş Churches was attacked...
Turkey’s Alevis worried by their homes in Malatya neighborhood marked red
Fear have been raised in Turkey's Malatya province after the doors of several homes in an Alevi neighborhood were “marked” red in the early...
Turkish gov’t closes 45 private kindergartens over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has closed down 45 private kindergartens and day-care centers as part of its massive post-coup crackdown targeting the Gülen movement since a...
A new report uncovers a murder of detained teacher in Turkey due to torture
Deaths in detentions and prisons due to torture, abuse and ill-treatment have become recurring theme in Turkey with close to 100 cases reported as...
Turkish trustee-mayor insists on keeping toilet over Armenian graves
A Turkish government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has told that the toilet which was claimed to be built in an Armenian cemetery and...
Erdoğan’s advisor: NATO behind all coups, Turkey must review membership
Yalçın Topçu, a key advisor of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said NATO was behind all coups in Turkey, stating that...
Germany in communication with Interpol to protect refugees from Turkey
German Federal government wants to develop a better cooperation with Interpol to protect its citizens and refugees from the persecution of Turkish government under...
Adem Özköse’s book praising jihadists distributed to high school students in Turkey
A book praising an Australian jihadist has been distributed among students of a public high school in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman, daily...
US Senator Lankford: Turkey ‘no longer behaving like an American ally’
US Senator James Lankford, following a Tuesday panel discussion on religious freedom and human rights in Turkey, tweeted that Turkey is no longer behaving...
Islamist deputy of Turkey’s ruling AKP: Syria to be 2nd Vietnam for America
Metin Külünk, a deputy of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) under the leadership of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has slammed the US...
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