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Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of the Crimean Tatar people
On August 9, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with…
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Turkey
Jailed Turkish teacher not taken to hospital after cardiac problem
Teacher İsmet Özçelik, who was abducted from Malaysia by the Turkish intelligence agency and rendered to Turkey, was not taken…
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Turkey
HRW concerned Turkey pressuring disappeared men to remain silent about ordeal
Turkish authorities’ decision to deny lawyers access to four men who were disappeared in February 2019 but are now confirmed…
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Turkey
Lawyers denied access to previously missing Gülen followers now in police custody
The Ankara Bar Association on Thursday released a statement reporting that four Gülen followers who turned up in police custody…
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World
Turkey to send observation team to China for Uighur Turks: minister
Turkey will send an observation team to China’s Xinjiang region, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday after discussing the…
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World
Report, experts reveal plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Turkey’s refugee population has skyrocketed since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, with millions from Syria and other countries…
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Turkey
Interior minister says Turkey only targeting illegal migration with crackdown
Turkey’s crackdown on migration are aimed at preventing illegal migration and the government will not deport any Syrian refugees with…
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Turkey
Two detained as clash erupts during Istanbul protest on Syrian refugees
Istanbul police on Saturday detained two people following a clash between members of civil society organisations protesting the crackdown on the…
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Turkey
Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links…
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Ukraine
Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections respected fundamental freedoms but were marred by malpractice and misuse of political finance, international observers say
Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections were efficiently run and respected fundamental freedoms. The campaign was nevertheless characterised by widespread malpractice and…
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