Erdoğanist-Islamist scholars from Turkey announce their support for al-Qaradawi
Pro-Erdoğan political Islamist scholars from Turkey have released a joint written statement on Thursday to give support for the controversial chairman of the Qatar-based...
OSCE calls on Turkey to urgently release Cumhuriyet journalists
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Monday called on Turkey to release Cumhuriyet...
Asylum-seeking Turkish teacher and her 3 children stranded at Paris airport
A Turkish teacher and her three children have been stranded at an airport in Paris for 10 days waiting to be deported after French...
Demirtaş’s lawyer accused of joining HDP’s WhatsApp group
An indictment prepared against Levent Pişkin, a lawyer representing Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has revealed that he has been charged with...
Turkish digital platform removes the movie ‘No’ from lineup as presidential referendum nears
Turkish digital platform Digitürk has removed the movie “No,” which tells the story of a plebiscite in Chile in 1988 on the removal of...
Turkey’s TV watchdog fines TV channel for showing Gülen linked book on shelf
Turkey's television watchdog the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined Kanal D TV channel for airing a book linked to faith-based Gülen...
Turkish court releases UN judge arrested over alleged Gülen links
An Ankara court on Wednesday ruled to release Aydın Sefa Akay, a judge for the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) who...
New mother detained over alleged Gülen links despite doctor’s objection in Turkey
Hatice Avan, who gave birth to a baby in the western Turkish province of Denizli on Thursday, was detained on Friday, despite her doctor’s...
Erdoğan targets Boğaziçi University, claims ‘engaged in activities against Turkey’
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed Boğaziçi University, one of the top universities in the country, is engaged in activities against Turkish...
Saudi Arabia deports members of 16 Turkish families to Turkey over alleged links with...
Saudi Arabian Kingdom has allegedly deported the members of 16 Turkish families to Turkey over their alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, reported by...
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