Nineteen refugees drowned and around 30 were missing Wednesday after their boat sank in the Mediterranean off northern Cyprus, AFP reported, citing Turkish media reports. The boat was carrying 160…
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4 Turkish asylum seekers missing after boat capsizes in Evros River
A woman and her three children went missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers who fled Turkey due to an ongoing government crackdown on followers of the Gülen…
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16 active duty soldiers, 1 former police chief arrested over Gülen links
Thirteen active duty soldiers in Mardin, two in Elazığ, one in Samsun and a former police chief in Karaman were arrested on Wednesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement,…
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Trump calls on Erdoğan on Twitter to release ‘hostage’ American pastor
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release an American pastor who has been in prison in Turkey for nearly two years, calling his…
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Turkey urges US not to delay extradition of Gülen
Hours after US President Donald Trump called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release a jailed American pastor in Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that it had urged…
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CHP deputy ends ‘beard protest’ against state of emergency
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aytuğ Atıcı on Thursday ended a protest in which he refused to cut his beard because of a state of emergency in Turkey,…
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Report reveals Turkey’s passport cancellation against domestic, int’l law
The Platform for Peace and Justice (PPJ) on Saturday released a report titled “Cancellation of Turkish Passports and Prevention of the Freedom of Movement” which revealed that the cancellation of…
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Report: Spain’s BBVA tops list of foreign banks exposed to Turkey
Spain’s BBVA is the international lender most exposed to Turkey, deriving a third of its pre-tax profits from a country where the currency is in free fall and inflation is…
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CHP’s presidential candidate İnce apologizes for silence on election night
Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce apologized to young party supporters for his silence on the night of the elections on June 24, for which he was strongly…
Read MoreErdoğan promotes wife of officer who sparked war of words during election campaign
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promoted to a post on the Supreme Court of Appeals Judge Ferhan Temel, whose husband, Second Army Commander Lt. Gen. İsmail Metin Temel, had caused…
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