Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 105 people over alleged links to...
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for at least 105 people on Friday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish teacher under UN protection detained in Azerbaijan for deportation to Turkey, wife says
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Taci Şentürk, a Turkish teacher who was working in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, was taken by police to an unknown place after UN...
Turkish police disturb mourning family and friends of deceased academic Özcerit
Turkish police have reportedly continued to disturb the mourning family members, relatives and friends of the deceased academic Ahmet Turan Özcerit on Tuesday following the...
Turkish gov’t to take a child back from foster family for 10 years over...
Turkish government has added a new cruelty to its numerous persecutions targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement on Monday. According to an...
Turkish gov’t detains tens of teachers, hundreds more over alleged links to Gülen movement...
Turkish government’s massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged followers of the Gülen movement has continued on Tuesday with hundreds of new detentions and new...
Turkish Consulate in Warsaw seized passport of a news portal founder
Turkey’s General Consulate in Warsaw has seized the passport of a Turkish national in Poland as part of increasing pattern of arbitrary refusal of...
Turkish gov’t demolishes 12,000-years-old human heritage in antique Hasankeyf town
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Demolotion of historical caves in antique town of Hasankeyf by Turkish government by using explosives has drew ire from people from all walks of...
British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee: Gülen not responsible for the July 15 coup attempt
The British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FCO) has stated on early Saturday that there was no hard evidence to prove that Fethullah Gülen or...
Turkish gov’t detains 532 people in one week over alleged Gülen links
A total of 532 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Turkish Interior...
Turkish gov’t grants poverty certificate to purge-victim businessman after seizing his multi-billion company
Jailed Turkish Businessman Taner Nakıboğlu, the owner of government-seized NAKSAN Holding, a Turkey-based packing company, said during a hearing on Tuesday that before his...
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