Turks in South Africa fear abduction by Erdoğan gov’t over alleged Gülen links
“Yesterday we were sitting together, today they call us terrorists. Immediately overnight they changed,” said an obviously distressed Turkish national during an interview with...
Turkish courts sentence 604 military personnel to prison over alleged coup involvement in Ankara
More than 600 military members who were convicted in Turkey's capital of Ankara of involvement in a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016...
Abducted Turkish citizen subjected to heavy torture at Ankara Organized Crime Bureau
Ümit Horzum, a Turkish citizen who was abducted from his car in Ankara on December 6, 2017 and handed over to the Ankara police last...
Turkey’s Erdoğan puts bargaining chips on the table for two jailed Greek soldiers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a live interview on pro-government NTV on Saturday that he might consider extraditing two jailed Greek soldiers...
YSK rules İYİ Party eligible to participate in Turkey’s snap elections
Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed that the newly formed İYİ Party is eligible to participate in the upcoming snap elections on June...
President Erdoğan: Threat against Turkey comes from United States, allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday complained that the US and its allies are “supplying weapons to militants for free” while refusing to...
Two-thirds of US Senate pushes Turkish gov’t to release American pastor
Sixty-six US senators signed a letter released on Friday urging Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to free an American pastor on trial in Turkey...
Erdoğan threatens Turkish businessmen: Don’t take your money overseas
Amid claims that Turkey is facing an economic crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said they will not forgive those businessmen who...
COMMENTARY — The US State Department is still confused about Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The US State Department appears to have not fully grasped the gravity of the situation in Turkey in the face of a...
CCBE urges release, medical treatment of detained Turkish lawyer
Antonín Mokrý, president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bars and law societies of 45 countries...
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