Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 13 military members over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 13 military members, including a major, on Monday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting...
Turkey’s Erdoğan urges Beninese president to eliminate Gülen-linked activity in Benin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pressed Beninese President Patrice Talon to take necessary steps to end the activities of followers of the Gülen...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan sends an operative as ambassador to the Netherlands
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The appointment of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confidante and corrupt politician Şaban Dişli as a non-career ambassador to the Netherlands suggests the Turkish...
Turkish prosecutor issues detention warrant for pro-Kurdish HDP Co-chairperson Kemalbay
Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued a detention warrant for Serpil Kemalbay, co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP), just two days before a...
Turkish gov’t applies 848 times to Germany via Interpol since July 2016
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has submitted 848 requests for search or arrest to Germany via Interpol since a controversial coup...
OSCE, UN media freedom watchdogs call on Turkey to release jailed journalists
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and United Nations officials for media freedom on Tuesday called on Turkey to release six...
Turkish court sentences former TRT cameraman for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Binali Erdoğan, a cameraman who used to work for the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), has been given a suspended jail sentence of...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan helps drug runner, racketeer who works with Turkey’s intel agency
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A long-time drug runner and jihadist trafficker who is under permanent contract with Turkey’s MİT intelligence agency (National Intelligence Organization, or Milli...
Historian becomes minister’s advisor after donating books to Turkish presidential library
Renowned Turkish historian Professor İlber Ortaylı was named an advisor to the culture and tourism minister shortly after he donated his personal library to...
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