Turkish President Erdoğan lands in Berlin for controversial state visit
Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit, with several demonstrations planned around Berlin as Erdoğan prepares for...
EP delegation prevented by Turkish security from attending Yüksekdağ trial
A delegation from the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) of the European Parliament was prevented on Wednesday morning from entering the courthouse in...
1,022 Turkish companies taken over by state fund due to Gülen links since July...
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) Chairman Muhiddin Gülal has announced that a total of 1,022 companies have been taken over the by...
Turkey’s official Friday sermon glorifies ‘armed jihad’
A sermon sent to Turkey’s 90,000 mosques for Friday prayers by Turkish state religious authorities took as its theme the importance of jihad. “Engaging in...
Berlin says not informed of German reporter’s detention in Turkey
German officials said on Friday that Turkish authorities had failed to inform Berlin about the detention of Etkin News Agency (ETHA) reporter Meşale Tolu,...
Report shows at least 1,021 women murdered in Turkey since 2016
A report drafted by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) shows that at least 1,021 women were murdered in Turkey between Jan. 1,...
Turkish court sentences 21 suspects to life in Feb. 28 post-modern coup case
An Ankara court on Friday sentenced 21 suspects, including a former chief of general staff and his deputy, to life in prison for their...
Staffing becomes family affair at Turkish public university
A Turkish public university has come under criticism after every one of eight job openings supposedly allocated by examination went to close family members...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 99 people over ByLock app use
Detention warrants were issued for 99 people in Ankara and Isparta provinces on Tuesday on accusations that they use a smart phone application known...
Erdoğan’s pressure over AKP takes new toll: Niğde mayor quits
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's oppression over his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) has taken a new toll with the resignation of...
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