COMMENTARY — US Treasury targets Erdoğan’s links to Iran’s IRGC
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The United States Treasury has named an Iran-sanction-busting Turkish citizen and several companies in İstanbul as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under...
Turkey arrests 87 among 223 detained in latest operations over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 223 people in nationwide police operations in the past 20 days over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, with...
Trial of 23 accused of responsibility for mine blast in northwestern Turkey begins
A Turkish court on Tuesday began to hear the trial of 23 defendants –- eight of whom are in pretrial detention –- who are...
147 Turkish writers publish statement of solidarity with Boğaziçi University students
A total of 147 prominent Turkish writers issued a statement today in solidarity with Boğaziçi University students and their protests, Turkish media reported.
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European Parliament decides to cut IPA funds for Turkey
Johannes Hahn, the European Union Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, said the EU will cut 40 percent of the European Instrument for Pre-Accession...
Turkey’s Academics for Peace renews calls for reinstatement a decade after dismissals
Turkey’s Academics for Peace, a group of 549 scholars dismissed from public universities for signing a peace petition critical of the government in 2016,...
Mother of 2 pushed back from Greece arrested on Gülen charges
A mother of two was arrested on Tuesday to serve a sentence on conviction of “terrorist organization membership” after being pushed back from Greece,...
Dutch security body concerned about Erdoğan’s role in rise of extremism in Netherlands
A secret report on Dutch national security that was leaked on Monday has revealed concerns among the authorities about the influence of what it...
İSİG: At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at workplaces across Turkey in 2017
At least 2,006 workers lost their lives at their workplaces across Turkey in 2017, according to a report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational...
Turkish court rejects release of dismissed academic, co-defendant in retrial
A Turkish court has rejected a request to release dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen and co-defendant Yasemin Karadağ during their retrial on charges of membership...
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