A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a top UN court judge to more than seven years in jail on charges of links to the group blamed for the failed July coup, local media reported. But retired ambassador Aydin Sefa Akay, a top judge attached to the UN’s Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, was released under … Read more
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a top UN court judge to more than seven years in jail on charges of links to the group blamed for the failed July coup, local media reported. But retired ambassador Aydin Sefa Akay, a top judge attached to the UN’s Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, was released under … Read more
The Turkish prosecution’s decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a terrorist organisation” is a mockery of justice, and highlights the devastating impact of the Turkish authorities’ crackdown following the failed coup attempt in July last year, Amnesty International has said. Taner Kiliç became the latest victim of … Read more
Turkey’s parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. The bill, first drafted in May, passed with 240 votes in favour, largely with support from the ruling AK Party and nationalist opposition MHP. Wednesday’s decision is an apparent support for Qatar as it faces diplomatic … Read more
The violence took place outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington DC, last month The Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in a brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington DC last month. Its resolution laid the blame at the door of bodyguards working for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying … Read more
The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for last year’s failed coup, the human rights organisation said. Police arrested lawyer Taner Kilic along with 22 others in the western city of Izmir, all on suspicion of ties to the … Read more
Turkey and Germany on Monday failed to reach an agreement over visits by German politicians to a key airbase used for raids against the Islamic State group in Syria, with Ankara standing firm on its ban. The Incirlik base in southern Turkey has been at the centre of a dispute between the NATO allies since … Read more
A Turkish woman, Nazlı N. Mert, who has just given birth to a baby at private Lokman Hekim Hospital in Ankara’s Etlik neighborhood, was detained by police teams and transferred to police station with her newly-born baby on Saturday as part of post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement. It was … Read more
Former Ghana international Stephen Appiah has revealed that a €200,000 gift enticed him to ignore a move to the Goodison Park about ten years ago. Appiah, 36, was then at the peak of his career, featuring for Turkey giants Fenerbahçe whom he had joined from Champions League finalists Juventus in 2005. Speaking on the Legends … Read more
God in heaven, I pray for the hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Alevis, Hizmet movement participants and minority Christians languishing in Turkish prisons for no justifiable reason. I also pray for their families and loved ones that have continued to live in fear on a daily basis. I pray for those outside Turkey who fear … Read more
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter, accusing him of being a member of a “terror group”, a pro-government newspaper reported. A judge issued the arrest warrant after an Istanbul prosecutor opened an investigation into Kanter’s alleged “membership of an armed terrorist organisation”, Sabah daily reported. Kanter, 25, a … Read more
Myanmar authorities have detained a Turkish family and are trying to deport them to Turkey, where activists fear they will face persecution for alleged links to a preacher accused of trying to overthrow the government. Teacher Muhammed Furkan Sokmen, his wife and their two-year-old daughter were stopped at Yangon airport on Wednesday evening as they … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Turkish star Enes Kanter said Monday he plans to seek US citizenship and has been receiving death threats as a result of his outspoken criticism of his homeland’s president. Kanter, who has compared Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Adolf Hitler, was detained in Romania at the weekend after being informed that … Read more
Turkey summoned the US ambassador on Monday to protest “aggressive behaviour” by American security personnel and “security lapses” during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington last week. The key visit was marred by bloody clashes that took place outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence after Erdogan met American counterpart Donald Trump. US officials and … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter arrived in the United States on Sunday, a day after being stopped from entering Romania over a passport issue the Turkish NBA star blamed on his political views. Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained and released Saturday at a Bucharest airport after being … Read more
Erdogan, founded the AKP in 2001 and led it to victory in an election a year later President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey’s enemies at home and abroad on Sunday as he was re-elected leader of the ruling AK Party. This makes him the first Turk in nearly 70 years to serve simultaneously … Read more
Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter said he was stopped at an airport in Romania on Saturday after his travel documents were canceled by his government. The Oklahoma City Thunder center tweeted a video saying he was being held by police at the airport. They said (Turkey’s embassy) canceled my passport. They’ve been holding us here … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter was detained and released Saturday at a Romanian airport after being told his passport was canceled, a move the Turkish star said was because of his political views. Kanter, blaming the incident on his political opposition to Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, posted a message on Twitter saying, “I’m … Read more
Turkey on Thursday hit back at German threats to pull its troops out of a key NATO base on its soil, saying it would “not beg” them to stay. Ankara and Berlin are locked in another spat over Turkey’s refusal to allow German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik base near Syria, which is used by … Read more
The city of Washington on Wednesday condemned a “brutal attack on peaceful protesters” after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards clashed with pro-Kurdish demonstrators. Two people were arrested and 11 were injured, including a police officer, amid demonstrations Tuesday as Erdogan held meetings in the US capital after visiting President Donald Trump. Witnesses told AFP that … Read more