TL 1 million of Naksan Holding, run by Turkish gov’t appointed trustee, stolen
Approximately 1 million Turkish Lira (TL 130,000 and $230,000) of Gaziantep-based Naksan Holding, which was seized by Turkish government under the rule of emergency...
Turkey’s top biographer, journalist Kalyoncu behind bars for 501 days over tweets
Cemal Kalyoncu, Turkey’s one of the leading biographers and journalist, has been behind bars since July 29, 2016 over social media postings that were...
Pro-Erdoğan businessman offers $780K prize on arrest of Turkey analysts Rubin and Fuller
A pro-Erdoğan businessman in Turkey is offering TL 3 million ($780,000) prize to anyone whose information leads to the detention of Graham Fuller and...
Turkish gov’t seizes Reza Zarrab’s private jet at Atatürk Airport in İstanbul
Turkish government has seized a $58-million Challenger 300 private jet on Thursday at İstanbul International Atatürk Airport belonging to Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who became...
Turkish court rules to keep pro-Kurdish HDP’s co-chair Demirtaş behind bars
An Ankara court ruled on Thursday to keep Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), behind the bars during his...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for dozens over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for dozens of people on Thursday across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
Turkish private killed after being beaten with helmet by his senior
Turkish soldier on compulsory military service in the Marmara province of Bursa died on November 29, 2017, 54 days after being beaten with a...
Turkish bank executive Atilla denies links with Zarrab in first interrogation in US court
Lawyers of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, the deputy general manager at Turkish state-owned Halkbank, who is on trial in a New York court case that...
COMMENTARY — Radical Islamists tapped to be judges and prosecutors in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A key pro-government association rooted in religious fanaticism and a jihadist mindset has been serving as a springboard for staffing Turkey’s judiciary...
Turkish gov’t harshly reacts US’ decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Turkish government has hardly reacted against the decision of the US's formally recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision was announced by US...
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