German supreme court halts deportation of Turkish citizen due to torture in Turkey
Germany’s supreme court has halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an radical Islamist militant organisation on Tuesday, saying authorities should...
Turkish government’s new method of diplomatic retaliation: Changing street signs
Turkish government has used e new method of diplomatic retaliation to punish the states that it has tension in bilateral relations: Changing the street...
Jailed teacher Lokman Ersoy dies because of maltreatment, negligence in Turkish prison
One more Turkish teacher lost his life on Monday because of maltreatment and negligence of Turkish authorities during his stay in prison under the rule...
Greek court suspends asylum granted to Turkish soldier
A Greek court on Monday suspended the asylum status granted to a former Turkish soldier, who is accused by the Turkish government of plotting...
Erdoğanist thug threatens to execute followers of Gülen movement: We will hang them on...
Menderes Obay, a pro-government shopkeeper in Çengelkçy district of İstanbul was revealed to have threatened the alleged followers of the Gülen movement in the...
Gülen’s 63-year-old disabled cousin put into solitary confinement by Turkish authorities
Kazım Avcı, a 63-year-old disabled cousin of US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen has reportedly been put into solitary confinement in Ankara's Sincan F1...
Four young people subjected to Turkish police violence due to hair style
Turkish police took four young people into custody by the reason of allegedly insulting Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey’s Çankırı province...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he informed France’s Macron about ‘so-called’ journalists
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he informed French President Emmanuel Macron about “so-called” journalists in Turkish jails during a visit to Paris,...
Turkish men in Washington D.C. brawl left Canada and went to Turkey
Two Canadian citizens of Turkish-origin, who took part in the attack on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C. in May 2017, handed over their companies...
KESK: Over 50 public officials, who were dismissed by gov’t decrees, commit suicide in...
The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK) has announced that more than 50 people, who were among the public employees dismissed by Turkish...
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