Gülen-linked school in Burkina Faso to be handed over to Turkish Maarif Foundation
The Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV), a state-run educational body, will take over schools in Burkina Faso affiliated with the Gülen movement, a worldwide civic...
Pro-gov’t media group accused of failing to repay $750 mln to state-owned bank
A main opposition lawmaker has reiterated on social media his written question to Turkish state lender Ziraat Bank in 2020 concerning a $750 million...
Far-right leader faces 7-year sentence for offering condolences over intel officers’ deaths
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), is facing a potential prison sentence of up to seven years following charges...
Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 20 MPs including opposition leader
The Turkish Parliament has received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 20 opposition lawmakers including the leader of the main opposition...
Turkish court accuses convicted Kurdish journalists of ‘manipulating public opinion’ in reasoned decision
An Ankara court has issued its reasoned decision in the trial of Kurdish journalists convicted on terrorism charges earlier in July, accusing the defendants...
Turkey’s Maarif Foundation illegally seized German-run school in Ethiopia, says manager
Ethiopia has illegally transferred a school run by German investors to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation, Turkish Minute reported, citing the manager of the school.
Turkish...
Ailing inmate handcuffed to bed during cancer treatment
Mustafa Aytaç, an ailing inmate at a prison in the western Turkish province of Afyon, is fighting cancer in handcuffs, the Kronos news website...
Educator İnandı tortured and his arm broken in 3 places, wife says
Orhan İnandı, a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator rendered from Kyrgyzstan by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was tortured and his right arm broken in three places by Turkish...
Exiled journalist reveals deep state-politics relations in Turkey in documentary
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist and author living in exile, has uncovered shady relations between the deep state and politicians in Turkey based on...
Restrictions on use of Kurdish under spotlight as TV presenter slams guest for speaking...
Disapproval of the use of Kurdish has been high on the agenda in Turkey this week, with a popular TV host criticizing her guest...
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