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Dutch-Turkish journalist faces death threats from Erdoğan fanatics

A Dutch journalist of Turkish origin has faced a systematic campaign of threats including death from what appears to be fans of Turkey’s autocratic...

[VIDEO] Stage 4 cancer patient begs for release of her jailed husband

Nurdan Şahin, who is a stage four cancer patient whose husband was jailed over links to the faith-based Gülen movement last August, called on...

Engineer who drowned while fleeing Turkey was tortured in custody

Computer engineer Murat Zümre, who drowned in the Maritsa River while trying to flee to Greece, was tortured while he was in detention, a...

Pro-Erdoğan daily calls Merkel a ‘Female Hitler’

As tension between Turkey and European countries over the cancellation of Turkish ministers’ campaign rallies persists, the pro-Erdoğan Güneş daily on Friday depicted German...

Turkish gov’t dismissed 22,920 military personnel after July 15

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a...

German FM accuses Turkey of failing to grant access to jailed journalist Yücel as promised

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has accused the Turkish government of failing to keep a promise to grant consular access to imprisoned German-Turkish journalist...

Sofia recalls envoy in Ankara over Turkey’s interference in Bulgarian elections

Bulgarian Ambassador to Turkey Nadejda Neynski was reportedly recalled to Sofia for consultations over Turkey’s interference in Bulgaria’s upcoming election. According to local media, Bulgaria...

NATO chief calls on Turkey, Austria to resolve dispute

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Austria and Turkey to resolve a diplomatic dispute that has led to some cooperation programs being blocked. Turkey,...

Report: Around 2,700 cases filed for insult of president in past 6 months

A report prepared by two academics for the Human Rights Joint Platform (IHOP) has revealed that a total of 2,673 cases have been filed...

AI calls EU-Turkey refugee deal ‘a stain on the collective conscience of Europe’

Amnesty International released a statement on Friday that called a migrant deal between Turkey and the European Union “a stain on the collective conscience...

Erdoğan’s cleric: Turkey must acquire WMDs to deter West

Hayrettin Karaman, a leading theologian and issuer of fatwas, or religious edicts, for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles and Turkish President Recep...

Gov’t cancels Nevruz celebrations

Celebrations planned for the spring festival of Nevruz in İstanbul and Ankara have been cancelled by the governors of the cities for security reasons,...

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