Politics of Turkey

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Turkey Sentences UN Court Judge To Seven Years In Jail

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a top UN court judge to more than seven years in jail on charges of links to the...

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Turkey’s Imprisonment of Amnesty Chair A Devastating Injustice

The Turkish prosecution’s decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with...

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Turkish Parliament Approves Troop Deployment In Qatar

Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar....

International

US Congress Calls For Charges Over Turkey Embassy Brawl

The violence took place outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC, last month The Congress has called...

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Turkey Amnesty Head Arrested Over Alleged Gulen Links

The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric...

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Turkey Stands Firm Over Ban On German Visits To Incirlik Base

Turkey and Germany on Monday failed to reach an agreement over visits by German politicians to a key airbase used for...

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Turkish Police Detains Mother Shortly After Delivery

A Turkish woman, Nazlı N. Mert, who has just given birth to a baby at private Lokman Hekim Hospital in Ankara’s...

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Stephen Appiah Reveals How EUR200k Gift “screwed His Head” To Reject Everton Offer

Former Ghana international Stephen Appiah has revealed that a €200,000 gift enticed him to ignore a move to the...

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A Prayer For the Victims of Turkey

God in heaven, I pray for the hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Alevis, Hizmet movement participants and minority...

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Turkey Seeks Arrest of NBA Star Kanter

Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter, accusing him of being a member of a "terror...

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Myanmar To Deport Turkish Family Amid Crackdown Fears

Myanmar authorities have detained a Turkish family and are trying to deport them to Turkey, where activists fear they...

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Kanter Reveals Death Threats, To Seek US Passport

Oklahoma City Thunder's Turkish star Enes Kanter said Monday he plans to seek US citizenship and has been receiving...

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Turkey Summons US Envoy Over ‘security Lapses’ In Erdogan Visit

Turkey summoned the US ambassador on Monday to protest "aggressive behaviour" by American security personnel and...

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kanter Back In USA After Passport Issue

Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter arrived in the United States on Sunday, a day after being stopped from...

International

Erdogan Elected Leader of Turkey’s Ruling Party

Erdogan, founded the AKP in 2001 and led it to victory in an election a year later President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

International

Turkey Canceled My Passport Over My Political Views

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter said he was stopped at an airport in Romania on Saturday after his travel documents were...

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kanter Says Detained ‘for Anti-Erdogan’ Views

Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter was detained and released Saturday at a Romanian airport after being told his...

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Turkey Says Will ‘not Beg’ Germany To Stay At NATO Base

Turkey on Thursday hit back at German threats to pull its troops out of a key NATO base on its soil, saying it would...

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US Capital Slams

The city of Washington on Wednesday condemned a "brutal attack on peaceful protesters" after President Recep Tayyip...