Turkish gov’t seizes assets of former CHP deputy Erdemir over Zarrab case
An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to seize the assets of former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir after an arrest...
Merkel says EU-Turkey ties ‘severely hit’ by developments in Ankara
The relationship between the European Union (EU) and Turkey has been “severely hit” by actions taken by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the...
Turkey says Kurdish referendum by KRG illegitimate, null and void
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Sunday declared a vote for independence to be held on Monday by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) “null...
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...
27-year-old dorm manager detained while visiting hospital for treatment in Turkey
Muhammed B., the former manager of an Alanya-based student dormitory that the government earlier shuttered over its allged links to the Gülen movement, was detained at...
Mother asks Turkish authorities for help in finding abducted son Okumuş
Upon Turkish authorities’ reluctance to start an investigation into the abduction of Murat Okumus, a 40-year-old accountant who was a manager at the government-closed...
Dismissed academics once again beaten, detained by police after protest
Two Turkish academics who were dismissed from their positions as part of a government purge following a failed coup on July 15 were beaten...
Turkish court sentences 84 defendants to aggravated life over their alleged role in coup...
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced 84 defendants to aggravated life imprisonment in a major case concerning a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Two police officers under suspicion released in Kemal Kurkut killing
Two officers who were detained after Kemal Kurkut was shot dead by police at Nevruz celebrations in the Bağlar district of southeastern Diyarbakır province...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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