ECtHR asks Turkish government for explanation over the case of abducted lawyer
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben (42), a Bar-registered lawyer...
French President urges respect for rule of law in talks with Turkey’s Erdoğan
French President Emmanuel Macron told Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday that democratic countries had to respect the rule of law in...
Turkish political Islamists demand removal of statue of Greek philosopher Diogenes in Sinop
Turkish political Islamists who are coming from the same ideological roots with Turkey's autocratic President and the Chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party...
Report: Turkish police torture 3 Gülen-linked detainees at Ankara counterterrorism unit
Three people who were detained by police in May for alleged links to the Gülen movement have been subjected to heavy torture and maltreatment...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s intel agency MİT helped Jihadists kidnap foreigners in Syria
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A Turkish al-Qaeda militant who had been involved in kidnapping for a ransom to raise revenue for the radical armed group was...
Alleged details of Paris killings of 3 Kurdish women by Turkey’s MİT exposed
Pro-Kurdish Fırat news agency (ANF), which is affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has released alleged new details about Paris killings on...
Turkey’s Erdoğan promises to honour a little girl with the flag, if martyred
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Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promised on Saturday to honour a young girl with the Turkish flag if martyred, during a speech...
Turkey’s pro-LGBT NGOs to file complaint against nationalists over threat
A group of NGOs announced on Wednesday that they plan to file a criminal complaint against the head of the nationalist Alperen Ocakları’s İstanbul...
Erdoğan claims no longer any Kurdish problem in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has managed to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem during...
Turkish court rules to keep woman who insulted Atatürk in prison
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of a woman who was arrested for allegedly insulting Atatürk, the founder...
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