Pakistan government deports abducted Kaçmaz Family to Turkey
Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family, who were abducted from their home at a midnight in Lahore on September 27, were reportedly deported...
Turkish Parliament to discuss immunity of 29 more opposition deputies
Dossiers for 29 more opposition deputies from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been submitted to a...
UN concerned over Greece’s alleged deportation of Turkish asylum seekers
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on Thursday that the agency is deeply concerned by continued reports about...
Fethullah Gülen’s lawyers: Gülen movement has no link with Zarrab case in US
The lawyers of US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen said on Tuesday that the Gülen movement has no link to the case of Iranian-Turkish businessman...
Indictment against Cumhuriyet journalists finalized on 156th day of arrest
İstanbul prosecutors have finally prepared an indictment against Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November in 2017 on charges of supporting...
Germany seeks to ban ultranationalist Turkish Grey Wolves’ symbols
German politicians from both sides of the aisle want to ban the salute of the Grey Wolves, a Turkish ultranationalist organization known for its...
Turkey’s Erdoğan requests 6 mayors, including Ankara Mayor Gökçek, to resign
Turkish autocratic President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the mayors of 6 provinces, including Ankara Metropolitan...
Lawyer candidate faces ‘early dismissal’ over alleged Gülen links
Turkey's Justice Ministry has been seeking to prevent a would-be lawyer from getting his/her license as he/she has been undergoing an investigation over alleged...
German lawmaker wants security guarantee during visit to NATO airbase in Turkey
Alexander Neu, a German lawmaker from the far-left Left party, demanded security guarantees from the German foreign ministry before visiting German soldiers at a...
Turkish gov’t arrests mother of a baby with congenital heart defect on coup charges
A social media user with the username “@sercancan32151” on Tuesday took to Twitter to say that the woman in the photo above has recently...
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