Two members of Turkish folk music band seek asylum in France

Two members of Turkey’s famous left-wing protest music group, Grup Yorum, are now seeking asylum in France, according to a report by Euronews on Saturday....

Prison denies inmate his own book for being ‘motivational’

A prison administration in northwest Turkey has refused to deliver inmate Mehmet Alçınkaya a copy of his autobiography on the grounds that the book’s...

Turkey’s TMSF controls 937 companies seized by Turkish gov’t over alleged Gülen links

Nine hundred thirty-seven companies with TL 19,4 billion (about 3,5 billion euros) in equity and assets of TL 50 billion (about 9 billion euros)...

Zarrab’s new lawyers seek to resolve case with Trump administration, Erdoğan

Two prominent lawyers added last week to the legal team of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman who is awaiting trial on charges of violating...

Human Rights Watch says new draft law will end rule of law in Turkey

A draft law being rushed through Turkey’s parliament would, if passed, preserve many of the abusive powers granted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkish court seeks extradition of exiled journalist Arslan with fabricated murder document

The Turkish judiciary has prepared fabricated documents to assure the issuance by Interpol of a Red Notice for the extradition of veteran Turkish journalist...

Turkish chief prosecutor seeks to retire shortly after arrest of security guard

Hadi Salihoğlu, an İstanbul public prosecutor, has sought permission to retire one day after the arrest of his security guard as part of a...

Lawyer for jailed businessman Kavala again seeks retrial after several rejections

After the Turkish Justice Ministry rejected jailed businessman Osman Kavala’s fourth request for a retrial last week, one of his lawyers once again petitioned the ministry...

Turkey never used Brunson as a bargaining chip, claims Turkish President Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan broke his silence about threats of sanctions made by US President Donald Trump and claimed that Turkey never used...

A new report in Sweden reveals Erdoğan orchestrated July 15 coup in Turkey

Last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey is nothing but a false flag orchestrated by Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayip Erdoğan and his henchmen...

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