Greek parliament speaker Voustis visits jailed Greek soldiers in Turkey
Greek Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis on Wednesday visited Lt. Aggelos Mitredotis and noncommissioned officer Dimitros Kouklatzis, Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey since March...
Woman journalist in Turkey traumatized by abuse and torture at police station
A veteran woman Turkish journalist who remained in nine month long pre-trial detention has been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment at the police...
Seventeen Turkish citizens, who escaped from persecution of Erdoğan regime, seek sanctuary in Greece
Seventeen Turkish nationals, including six children, have requested asylum in Greece after crossing over from Turkey, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has reported on Tuesday, citing...
Jailed visually impaired Turkish journalist still lack of lawyer to take assistance for his...
A letter sent by visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat, who was sent to prison last July due to his alleged links to the...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained dozens of people across Turkey, including active duty military officers, teachers, academics and health workers, as part of...
Turkish gov’t brought charges against 136,795 people for alleged membership in ‘terror organisations’ in...
The Turkish government brought charges against a total of 136,795 people on accusations of alleged membership in "terrorist organizations" in 2017, according to data...
Backlash from Congress grows over attack on protestors by Turkish security
As Turkey attempts to shift the blame to US law enforcement for a violent attack by Turkish security personnel on protestors outside the Turkish...
Turkey witnesses yet another family tragedy under rule of emergency over alleged links to...
A Turkish woman in Turkey's Denizli province has killed his disabled son and committed suicide because of the unbearable stress and psychological pressures stem...
Dismissed academic imprisoned over Gülen links dies of COVID 3 months before release
Halil Şimşek, a dismissed academic arrested over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died in prison on Wednesday of COVID-19, less than three months...
Turkey’s top imam Görmez met Iraqi cleric who named in UN list as supporter...
Mehmet Görmez, the controversial President of Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), met with Iraqi cleric who has been named as a supporter of al-Qaeda and...
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