Germany discusses ‘the long arm of Turkey’s Erdoğan’ in the country
A debate over a meeting between Turkish-German football players Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is continuing in Germany.
According...
Turkey’s Erdoğan likens Israeli violence against Palestinians to Nazis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Israel of "thuggery, violence and state terror," comparing the country's actions against Palestinians to Nazi persecution of...
Turkey’s ex-President Gül would be branded as ‘Gülenist,’ jailed, if he had joined opposition
Turkey's former President Abdullah Gül would have been labeled as a follower of the Gülen movement and subsequently jailed if he had joined the...
Minister says Wikipedia ban to remain as long as it shows Turkey supporting ISIL
Turkish Transportation Minister Ahmet Arslan has said a ban on online encyclopedia Wikipedia will remain in place in Turkey as long as it does...
Turkish pro-Erdoğan columnist: The world has a Jewish problem
In reaction to the killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli security forces on Monday, Yusuf Kaplan, a pro-Erdoğan columnist, said “the world has...
Turkey’s Kanal İstanbul to wreak irreversible ecological destruction, watchdog says
Turkey’s Chamber of Civil Engineers (ÇMO) has released a report on “Kanal İstanbul” – a canal similar to the Bosporus that will be dug...
63 Turkish military personnel given life sentences over alleged involvement in coup
A court in İstanbul on Friday handed down life sentences to 63 military personnel, including military cadets and officers who had previously been dismissed...
Nephew of Turkey’s intelligence service head fights against Turkish soldiers
Pro-Kurdish media outlets reported on Friday that a nephew of Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), has been fighting against...
HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş: I am a revolutionary, not a victim
"I am not a victim here. As one of the representatives of the liberation struggle I am a revolutionary who has been taken hostage...
Mavi Marmara victim’s wife: Erdoğan’s rally not for Jerusalem but for elections
A public rally being held in İstanbul today upon a call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to condemn the violence that erupted after...
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