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Enforced disappearance: 2 more men abducted by armed group in broad daylight in Ankara
Turkey

Enforced disappearance: 2 more men abducted by armed group in broad daylight in Ankara

Özgür Kaya and Yasin Ugan, both of Ankara, were reportedly abducted from their apartment building on Wednesday, with police saying…
Journalist Salih Turan arrested on terrorism charges
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Journalist Salih Turan arrested on terrorism charges

Turkish journalist Salih Turan was arrested by a court on Wednesday on charges of alleged membership in a terrorist group,…
Interior minister says more than 500,000 detained, 30,000 arrested over Gülen links
Turkey

Interior minister says more than 500,000 detained, 30,000 arrested over Gülen links

Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Wednesday night that more than 500,000 people have been detained while 30,000 others…
[OPINION] What Ankara’s Kurdish policy in Syria reveals about Turkey’s regime
Opinion

[OPINION] What Ankara’s Kurdish policy in Syria reveals about Turkey’s regime

To better understand Turkey’s Syria policy, particularly toward Syrian Kurds, we must look at historic events. And to better understand…
Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent
World

Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent

For 17 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won elections by offering voters a vision of restoring the glories of Turkey’s…
Gülen schoolteacher abducted in Azerbaijan after questioning by prosecutor: report
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Gülen schoolteacher abducted in Azerbaijan after questioning by prosecutor: report

Gelen, a teacher at a Gülen movement-linked school in Azerbaijan, appeared before an Azerbaijani prosecutor on allegations of terrorism made…
Report: Turkey ranks 130th among 149 countries in gender inequality
World

Report: Turkey ranks 130th among 149 countries in gender inequality

“The Global Gender Gap Report” benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation…
Prosecutors Accuse Turkey of Covert Campaign to Pressure U.S. to Hand Over Cleric
World

Prosecutors Accuse Turkey of Covert Campaign to Pressure U.S. to Hand Over Cleric

Federal prosecutors accused the Turkish government of running a covert 2016 lobbying campaign in Washington aimed at pressuring the U.S.…
How Flynn’s position on Turkey turned on a dime …a lot of dimes
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How Flynn’s position on Turkey turned on a dime …a lot of dimes

Rachel Maddow shows how disgraced Trump NSA Mike Flynn changed his position on Turkey, as well as U.S. policy on…
Tell Erdogan he can keep waiting for Gulen extradition
Opinion

Tell Erdogan he can keep waiting for Gulen extradition

President Trump has apparently told Turkish despot Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he’s “working on” extraditing Fethullah Gulen. We expect that’s…
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