Turkish education center to job seekers: Prove you are not ‘FETÖ’ member
An adult education center in Kırıkkale province has asked job applicants to provide a document indicating that they are not affiliated with “FETÖ,” a...
Turkish court decides imprisonment of hunger striking educators Gülmen and Özakça to continue
Ankara 19th High Penal Court has decided for the continuation of imprisonment of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who have been on a...
HDP deputy’s mother removed from grave after racist attack in Turkey
The body of Hatun Tuğluk, mother of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk, was on Wednesday removed from the grave after an...
A Turkish businessman killed in Amsterdam over his alleged links to Gülen movement
The tension in Turkish politics led to a killing in the Netherlands. According to a report by Het Patrool, the Dutch police has confirmed...
Dutch IT firm debunks Turkish intel report on ByLock that put 75K Turks behind...
Dutch cyber security firm Fox-IT, known for providing cyber security solutions to governments, said on Wednesday that it had debunked a report by Turkey’s...
European United Left/Nordic Green Left says EU’s Turkey policy ‘incoherent’
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Tuesday scrutinized the future relations between the EU and Turkey in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 79 teachers, detains dozens over alleged Gülen links
Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 79 teachers who used to work for the schools and preparatory courses which were closed...
Turkish police wait outside delivery room to detain woman who just gave birth
A group of police officers are reportedly waiting outside the delivery room in Niğde Hayat Hospital in order to detain Büneyye Ö. who just...
Life sentence demanded for NSU member accused of murdering 8 Turks
Federal prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Beate Zschäpe, a member of the right-wing neo-Nazi extremist group National Socialist Underground (NSU), accusing her of...
Men kill 183 women and girls, use violence against 278 in Turkey in 8...
During the first eight months of 2017, men in Turkey killed 183 women and girls, used violence against 278 women, raped 57 and sexually...
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