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Sweden can’t call itself a democratic nation if it fulfills Turkey’s demand to hand over journalist: CPJ

Bünyamin Tekin “Under no circumstances can Sweden fulfill Turkey’s demand to deport exiled Turkish journalist Bülent Keneş and continue calling itself a democratic nation governed...

Police reports reveal negligence in mine explosion in northwest Turkey

Police reports on a mine blast in northwestern Bartın province that killed 42 people last month have exposed negligence on the part of the...

[ANALYSIS] Why the South Caucasus is a strategic region for Turkey

Türkmen Terzi  Russia’s war in Ukraine has increased Turkey’s geopolitical importance, and Ankara is determined to get the maximum economic benefit from its strategic location...

ECtHR says Turkey arrested pro-Kurdish politicians to stifle pluralism, orders their release

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey had violated the rights of 13 former lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples'...

Alevis protest against controversial omnibus bill for failing to address their demands

Alevi organizations on Tuesday staged a protest against an omnibus bill concerning Alevi houses of worship (cemevis) in Turkey, which was adopted by a...

Far-right leader approves of AKP visit to pro-Kurdish party over headscarf issue

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has unexpectedly expressed no anger over a visit his election ally, the ruling...

HRW accuses Turkish authorities of disrupting water supply to Syria amid cholera outbreak

The New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Turkish authorities of exacerbating an acute water crisis that is believed to have given rise...

Four injured in new mine accident in Turkey

Four miners were injured, two of them seriously, after an explosion at a mine in northwest Turkey on Sunday, three weeks after a blast...

Minister seeks to distance Sweden from Kurdish groups

Sweden's foreign minister on Saturday sought to distance Stockholm from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, days before the Scandinavian...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s corrupt practices led to significant delay in Altay tank project

Fatih Yurtsever* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expanded his power and control over the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) following a coup attempt on July 15, 2016....

Muslim Brotherhood backs normalization of Turkish-Egyptian relations, spokesman says

The spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood in Turkey has said the organization supports the process that was started last year to normalize Turkish-Egyptian relations,...

Former Turkish police chief’s car vandalized in Sweden after pro-Erdoğan daily targets him

Unidentified assailants damaged a car belonging to an ex-police chief from Turkey living in exile in Sweden after he was recently targeted by a...

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