Graham Fuller: ‘I am lucky not to be living in Turkey now’

Graham Fuller, a former CIA officer, has refuted Turkish government's charges that he took part in last year’s abortive putsch and expressed doubt about...

Al-Qaeda leader’s last sermon cancelled by Turkish governor

Ankara governor’s office cancelled the scheduled speech this Sunday by Turkish Al-Qaeda leader who has been freely preaching every Sunday morning for months and...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP: Party member abducted by masked gunmen

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) member and businessman Kamil Acar was abducted by masked gunmen in Diyarbakır province on Thursday night according to...

Deputy parliament speaker: West formed ‘crusader alliance’ against Turkey

Turkish Deputy Parliament Speaker and Adıyaman deputy Ahmet Aydın has claimed that Western countries have joined forces to form a “crusader alliance” against Turkey...

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...

Turkish nationalist group prays at İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia amid Jerusalem tension

Amid tension due to US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Dec. 6, members of the Alperen Ocakları, an offshoot...

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...

Turkey’s ruling AKP member threatens main opposition CHP leader with death

https://turkeypurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HPRO0OVz74Bxd_AK.mp4 Emrullah Kavuz, a local member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has threatened the main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) leader Kemal...

Turkish gov’t detains retired Col. Cihangiroğlu, a defendant in MİT trucks case

Retired Col. Burhanettin Cihangiroğlu, former head of the Gendarmerie’s criminal department and a defendant in a trial concerning the halting of Turkey's notorious National...

Erdogan ally cleric says Turkey must acquire WMDs to deter West

Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian that is known as chief fatwa (religious edict) issuer for Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice...

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