Turkish intel spying on 12 hotels in US, collecting clients’ personal data

A recent news article at the pro-government Akşam daily revealed that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) agents have been involved in espionage against 12 hotels...

Lawyer representing dissident politician Akşener detained over coup involvement

Nuri Polat, a lawyer representing Meral Akşener, a former deputy and candidate for leadership of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has been detained...

8 Anadolu news agency reporters detained over ByLock use

Eight reporters working for Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency have been detained over their use of a smart phone application known as ByLock . ByLock...

Turkish journalist in exile subjected to harassment due to Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks

A Turkish journalist who fled an ongoing witch-hunt in Turkey against critical journalists and took refuge in Germany in the aftermath of a failed...

Halkbank says Turkish gov’t working on issue of executive’s US detention

Shares in Turkish state lender Halkbank plunged as much as 16 percent on Wednesday after US prosecutors charged one of its senior executives with...

Turkish gov’t detains 34 health personnel over coup charges

At least 34 people have been detained over their alleged use of ByLock mobile application, which the government believes to be a top communication...

Foreign Policy: Reason for EU-Turkey row is Erdoğan’s imams spying on Gülen followers

US-based news magazine Foreign Policy claimed in a Monday report that the latest row between Turkey and the European Union over the cancellation of...

Turkish actress sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting pro-Kurdish newspaper

Turkish thespian Jülide Kural has received a suspended 15-month sentence for standing in for a day as editor-in-chief of a pro-Kurdish daily as a...

Germany accuses Turkey of ‘unacceptable’ spying against Gülen supporters

Boris Pistorius, the Interior Minister for Lower Saxony State of Germany, has accused Turkey of carrying out “unacceptable” spying on its soil amid allegations...

107 Kurdish politicans, activists receive record prison sentences in KCK case

In the scope of the The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) main trial, which was held at Diyarbakır 2nd Heavy Penal Court for 8 years,...

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