Greece expels Turkish worker who illegally crossed border
A Turkish civilian arrested by Greek soldiers for straying into Greece has been deported to Turkey, Greek police have said, according to a report...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 105 people over alleged links to...
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for at least 105 people on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish police launch legal proceedings for 290 people over social media posts
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced in a written statement on Monday that Turkish police have launched legal proceedings against 290 people over social media...
Turkish teacher dismissed from job over alleged links to Gülen movement commits suicide
Thirty-eight-year-old teacher Mehmet Koşar, who was dismissed from his job by a government decree issued under a state of emergency declared in the aftermath...
Purge victim accountant reinstated to job one year after death
Mustafa Nacaroğlu, an accountant who was fired from his job by a government decree in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey...
2 pro-Kurdish HDP deputies sentenced by Turkish court on terrorism charges
A high criminal court in Diyarbakır on Thursday handed down jail sentences to two lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on charges...
UNAOC cancels Press Freedom Day event over pressure from Turkey
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) indefinitely postponed an event at the UN on Thursday to observe World Press Freedom Day after the...
Newspaper subscription, school enrollment not terrorist activity, says Turkey’s top appeals court
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that sentenced a defendant to prison on terrorism charges for buying a subscription...
Kosovo President Thaçi slams detention of 6 Turkish citizens over links to Gülen movement
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaçi has reacted to the arrest on Thursday of six Turkish citizens and said, "Today we are disappointed because our relevant institutions,...
OPINION – Talking Turkey, Islamism, and Genocide on Capitol Hill
By Winfield Myers*
Will Turkey’s current hostility toward the West be long-lived, as is post-revolutionary Iran’s, or will it fade with the inevitable demise of...
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