Turkish gov’t detains actor Ömer Pekin over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish theater player Ömer Pekin, who has been mostly known with his role in Turkish radio comedy "Perişan FM (Miserable FM)" and state-run TRT's...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says main opposition CHP similar to terrorist groups
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is unfortunate in that it has an incompetent main opposition party that is...
Germany denies Turkey’s Erdoğan handed over list of alleged members of Gülen movement
German government sources have denied a statement made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claiming that he handed over a list of 136 individuals...
HDP deputy to Turkish government: How can ISIS bring Yazidi slaves to Ankara?
In a parliamentary question to Vice President Fuat Oktay, pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Feleknas Uca questioned how the Islamic State in Iraq...
Turkish police raid critical online news outlet Sendika62.org
Turkish police raided the offices of Sendika62.org, a left-leaning online news outlet critical of the Turkish government, at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, with prosecutors...
Turkey fails to propose a plan to release Demirtaş to CoE committee
The Turkish government has said that Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), may be released on parole on...
Voice of America reporter Arif Aslan arrested in Turkey
Arif Aslan, a correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA) Kurdish service, was arrested today in the eastern Turkish province of Van.
He was following...
CHP’s Aksünger: US to fine Turkey $10 bln over Atilla case
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Erdal Aksünger on Tuesday said the US will fine Turkey $10 billion over the case...
Turkish gov’t detains 20 people in Manisa over their alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has detained 20 people on Wednesday in Manisa province in an investigation as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting...
Tewenty-one journalists re-detained before court’s release decision implemented
Twenty-one journalists, who were released by an İstanbul court on Friday, have been re-detained in front of infamous Silivri Prison by the police before...
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