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Erdoğan calls Turkey’s main opposition leader, Australian senator ‘terrorists’
March 23, 2019
Erdoğan calls Turkey’s main opposition leader, Australian senator ‘terrorists’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday continued his targeting of opposition leaders, in particular Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman…
Germany warns refugees against Turkish spies among them
March 23, 2019
Germany warns refugees against Turkish spies among them
Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) in a booklet prepared for asylum seekers and refugees warned against spies for the Turkish…
Erdoğan calls fight against Islamophobia ‘like anti-Semitism after Holocaust’
March 23, 2019
Erdoğan calls fight against Islamophobia ‘like anti-Semitism after Holocaust’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called on the world to fight back against Islamophobia in the same way…
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
March 23, 2019
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkish police on Thursday detained 16 people for chanting slogans promoting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its jailed…
Concerns rise as Alevi, Kurdish houses defaced in İzmir neighborhood
March 23, 2019
Concerns rise as Alevi, Kurdish houses defaced in İzmir neighborhood
Concerns have been raised in the western Turkish province of İzmir after the doors and walls of several houses belonging…
Erdoğan again plays mosque shooting video at rally hours after meeting with New Zealand FM
March 23, 2019
Erdoğan again plays mosque shooting video at rally hours after meeting with New Zealand FM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan replayed graphic footage of New Zealand’s worst mass shooting at an election rally on Friday…
Australian PM rejects Turkish ambassador’s ‘excuses’ over Christchurch comments
March 21, 2019
Australian PM rejects Turkish ambassador’s ‘excuses’ over Christchurch comments
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slammed Turkey’s president and threatened further action for “deeply offensive” comments besmirching Anzacs and…
HDP deputy given suspended sentence for violating law on demonstrations
March 21, 2019
HDP deputy given suspended sentence for violating law on demonstrations
Ayşe Sürücü, a deputy from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been handed down a suspended sentence of 20…
Thousands celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır
March 21, 2019
Thousands celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır
Newroz, a festival marking the start of spring in many cultures, is being celebrated on Thursday in Diyarbakır, Turkey’s largest…
US may soon freeze preparations for F-35 delivery to Turkey: report
March 21, 2019
US may soon freeze preparations for F-35 delivery to Turkey: report
The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey in what would be the strongest…