Pro-Erdoğan TV presenter threatens Cumhuriyet daily over Afrin story
Yusuf Ozan, a presenter for the pro-government Akit TV, on Sunday targeted the Cumhuriyet daily over a story it ran on the Afrin operation...
At least 11 Turkish soldiers killed, 9 wounded during Afrin operation in a day
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) neutralized at least 39 more PYD/PKK and allegedly ISIL militants during the ongoing operation in Syria’s Afrin that also left...
US Consulate hands staff member over to Turkish authorities
The US Consulate General in İstanbul on Jan. 31 handed over to Turkish authorities a staff member who was being sought for alleged links...
German police killed member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang Osmanen Germania in Wuppertal
A member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang, Osmanen Germania, was shot and killed by German police during a raid in the city of Wuppertal on Friday,...
Yet another prisoner, who was arrested arbitrarily by Turkish gov’t under rule of emergency,...
Another prisoner, who was arrested arbitrarily as part of Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement,...
İstanbul’s former governor Mutlu sentenced to 3 years in prison over Gülen links
Turkish court on Friday sentenced former İstanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu to 3 years in prison and former police chief Hüseyin Çapkın to 2...
Turkish prosecutor issues detention warrant for pro-Kurdish HDP Co-chairperson Kemalbay
Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued a detention warrant for Serpil Kemalbay, co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP), just two days before a...
US says ‘deeply concerned’ about conviction of NASA scientist Serkan Gölge
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said at a press briefing on Thursday that the United States is deeply concerned about the conviction earlier...
Turkish gov’t accused of recruiting, retraining ISIL militants to attack Afrin
The Turkish government has been recruiting and retraining jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in its ongoing offensive in Afrin...
No freedom of speech in Turkey even for the robots
A robot, that interrupted the speech of Ahmet Arslan, Turkish Minister of Transport and Communications, during a technology event in Ankara, was first silenced...
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