US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
28 EP members send letter to Kosovo’s Thaçi and Haradinaj over 6 abducted Turkish...
Twenty-eight members of the European Parliament sent a letter on Monday to Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on the...
Teacher suffering from cancer jailed over alleged Gülen links
Fatımatüzzehra Babacan, 39, a teacher struggling with thyroid cancer for the past 10 years, was imprisoned on Friday after an appeals court upheld her...
Erdoğan’s ultranationalist ally MHP excludes alleged members of Gülen movement from ‘general amnesty’ proposal
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the ultranationalist ally of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has...
Turkish teachers: No satisfactory explanation made by Pakistani officials over abduction of Kaçmaz family
A group of students, teachers and executives from Pak-Turk schools in Islamabad on Thursday called on Pakistan government to provide information about a Turkish...
Academic deported by Malaysia in 2017 deprived of medication in prison
İsmet Özçelik, 60, a Turkish academic who was deported to Turkey by the Malaysian government in 2017 due to alleged links to the Gülen...
Turkish court rules for continuation of 86-year-old philanthropist Afşar’s imprisonment over Gülen links
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday for the continuation of 86-year-old Turkish philanthropist Celal Afşar's imprisonment over his alleged links to the Gülen movement.
The...
Erdoğan’s long arm reaches to Norway, targeting critics of Turkish government
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to Norway using government institutions, quasi-official parallel structures and affiliated NGOs, a report released by Stockholm...
Investigation launched into 61 people following attacks on Syrians, their properties in Ankara
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into 61 people following attacks last week on Syrian refugees, their houses, workplaces and...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 13 military members over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 13 military members, including a major, on Monday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting...
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