Merkel says Germany may move troops in Turkey to another country
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Germany may move its soldiers to another country if Ankara does not grant permission to members...
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15-year sentence for spouse of former police chief over Gülen links
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a 15-year sentence for Semra Köse, the wife of former police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since...
COMMENTARY — JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A confidential probe into the clandestine activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates by Turkish prosecutors and police...
Greek appeals court approves asylum for 2nd Turkish officer
The Athens Court of Appeals has approved the asylum request of another military officer who fled to neighboring Greece in a military helicopter following...
CHP’s Sarıhan: Turkish government jailed more than 570 lawyers since July 15, 2016
Turkish government has jailed more than 570 lawyers, mostly alleged members of the Gülen movement, under the rule of emergency which was declared in...
Turkish passenger on same plane as CHP deputy tweets about strangling him
A passenger sitting behind main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on a plane asked in a tweet whether he should kill...
Turkish police wait to detain Feyza Yaylacı shortly after her delivery of a premature...
Turkish police have been reportedly waiting in front of a door of a patient's room at Memorial Hospital in Ankara, where Feyza Yaylacı has...
Turkish gov’s issues detention warrants for 108 police, 56 military officers over alleged links...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 108 former or retired police officers, including high-ranking police staff and detained more than 60 of them on...
Freedom House: Turkey among “not free” countries in press freedom
The US-based Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, has mentioned Turkey among the countries, which...
Turkish journalists and academics Alpay and Altan demand equal treatment before the law
Journalist and academic Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan, who were imprisoned by Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
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