Turkish intelligence ordered assassination of exiled journalists Bozkurt and Güven, journalist claims
Independent journalist Erkam Tufan Aytav claimed on his YouTube program on Wednesday that a German woman of Turkish origin was ordered by Turkey’s National...
Turkey abducts two alleged Gülen followers from Algeria
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has renditioned two men from Algeria as part of its international abduction campaign against alleged members of the faith-based...
UN’s Guterres vows ‘active advocacy’ for refugees facing refoulement after Turks deported from Kenya
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) commitment to advocating against the forced return of refugees, in comments...
Fifth Turkish national detained in Malaysia as Najib Razak ramps up persecution of Erdoğan...
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A fifth case of arbitrary detention of a Turkish national by Malaysian authorities as part of escalating witch-hunt persecution of critics abroad by Turkey’s...
Wives and children of 3 detained Turkish educators in Gabon also taken into police...
The spouses and children of three detained executives of the Ecole la Lumière, a school in Gabon's capital of Libreville that is affiliated with the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan requests immediate extradition of 13 people from Kyrgyzstan over Gülen links
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly handed a list of 130 people who are allegedly members of the Gülen movement to the Bishkek government...
Turkey has done illegal renditions from more countries in past 6 years than any...
“Turkey has done illegal renditions from more countries in the last six years than any other country in the world,” said Nate Schenkkan, Freedom...
Protests for missing educator İnandı continue in European cities
Human rights activists are gathering in European cities to protest Ankara’s alleged sanctioning of enforced disappearances and to stand in solidarity with educator Orhan...
Enforced disappearances must be investigated by an independent committee, lawmaker says
Enforced disappearances must be investigated by an independent committee, said Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a human rights defender and deputy from the Republican People's Party, ANKA...
Turkey denies citizenship to some Uyghur refugees: report
Turkey has rejected the citizenship applications of some Uyghur refugees due to risks to the country's "national security" or "social order," Voice of America...
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