Turkish citizens who fled to Sweden will feel unsafe if Stockholm fails to abide...
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Turkey analyst from Sweden Bitte Hammergren said in a series of tweets on Monday that it is very important...
Turkey’s new emergency decree sends post-coup ‘terrorists’ to mandatory military service
Turkish men who are accused of having links to the perceived terror groups will immediately be recruited to do their mandatory military service, according...
Turkish academic resigns from Ankara University, saying it can no longer be called a...
Professor Kerem Altıparmak, a renowned Turkish human rights lawyer and academic, has resigned from Ankara University, saying it can no longer be called a...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader threatens European countries with violent protests
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said in a video that he can organize...
Report: Turkish government keeps 2,800 children behind the bars
It is reported on the occasion of November 20 Children's Rights Day that Turkish government has kept 2,800 children behind the bars across Turkey,...
Turks won’t fall for Erdoğan’s ‘civil war cry,’ main opposition leader says
Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of working to incite a civil war in the country in his recent public...
Turkish police break arm of Gezi Park victim’s mother while detaining her
Turkish police broke the arm of Gülsüm Elvan, the mother of Berkin Elvan, who was killed during the Gezi Park protests in 2013, while...
Erdoğan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint with İstanbul prosecutors against Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal, due to a tweet...
Iranian activist facing deportation from Turkey fears torture and death penalty
Iranian citizen Maryam Shariatmadari, who went to Turkey on a tourist visa after receiving a prison sentence in Iran for protesting, was detained by...
Turkish police officer wearing turban and robe suspended after complaints
Kuraner Erbaş, a police officer in Çanakkale’s Bayramiç district who was on duty wearing an Islamic turban and robe, was suspended on Friday over...
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