Jailed police chief Anadolu Atayün’s wife detained by Turkish government
Turkish government has detained Birsen Atayün, the wife of jailed police chief Anadolu Atayün, just days after her 15-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter were...
Turkey releases 3 thousand more convicts to open up space in prisons for witch...
By means of new decrees issued by Turkish government on Friday, three thousand more convicts will be released immediately on probation unless they are...
Infamous Turkish intelligence tied to autocratic President Erdoğan by new gov’t decree
The infamous Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) was tied to the presidency with two new decrees (KHK) that Turkey issued on Friday morning, enabled...
922 more, including 120 academics, 190 diplomats, dismissed by Turkish government
With two new decrees that Turkey issued on Friday morning, enabled by state of emergency powers, 922 more people, including 120 academics and 190...
Court charges jailed US pastor with attempting to destroy constitutional order in Turkey
A Turkish court on Thursday charged American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in Turkey in October due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...
EU’s leftists condemns Erdoğan’s abuse of Interpol, political interference in Germany
European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament condemned Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s abuse of Interpol red notices against his critics abroadand political interference...
Erdoğan’s henchman says the US involved into Turkish coup attempt on July 15
Aydın Ünal, the deputy of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the former speech writer of Turkey's autocratic President and AKP Chairman Recep...
Kurdish victim of torture reveals severe ill-treatments under police custody in Turkey
Abdi Aykut, an old Kurdish villager who was subjected to systematic torture and maltreatment during 14 days under police detention, has told about the...
Turkey’s Supreme Court member dies after being released in intensive care
Turkey's Supreme Court member Mustafa Erdoğan, who was detained at a hospital room, lost his life on Tuesday morning after being released in critical...
Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...
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