Number of Turks Seeking Refuge in Greece Hits Almost Six Thousand
A total of 5 thousand 786 Turkish citizens have applied for obtaining refugee status in Greece, since 2016's failed coup attempt, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
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Another Academic Detained After Conviction of ‘Insulting Erdogan’
Law professor Cenk Yigiter, one of the signatories of 'Academics for Peace' that opposed the government offensives on Kurdish-majority provinces, has been detained by the conterterrorism…
Journalist Gets Prison Sentence After Calling Erdogan ‘Dictator’
Syrian-Turkish journalist Husnu Mahalli has been handed down a 29-month prison sentence on charges of "insulting the president" and a 20-month sentence for "insulting government officials,"…
Top Auditor Discharged After Reporting Corruption
A senior official at Turkey's Court of Accounts, Fikret Coker, was dismissed from his position shortly after the top body issued 2017's audit reports, which exposed over 700 million TL worth…
Former Istanbul Governor Starts His Jail Time in Edirne Prison
Istanbul's ex-governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu handed himself over to the authorities at the Edirne courthouse on Wednesday in order to start serving his time for helping the Gulen movement,…
Turkish Court Orders Arrest of Iranian Mogul Zarrab for Illegal Renovation of Mansion
A Turkish court in Istanbul has ordered the arrest of Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who was until recently facing decades of prison sentence for evading U.S. sanctions on Iran in a New…
Turkey To Be Among Eight Countries Exempt from US Oil Sanctions on Iran
Turkey may become one of the eight countries, along with China, India, Japan and South Korea, to obtain waivers on Iranian oil imports from the United States (U.S.), according to a Bloomberg…
Court: ‘US Pastor Brunson Imposed Ideas of Terrorist Groups at Church’
A Turkish court released its detailed ruling on American pastor Andrew Brunson, whose detention in Turkey on "espionage" charges was responsible for a recent diplomatic crisis with the U.S.,…
Arrest Warrant Issued for 30 Members of Turkish Marines
Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued arrest warrant for 30 members of the Turkish Naval Forces over alleged connections with the Gulen movement, which is deemed a "terrorist group" by…
Netflix Produces Historic Turkish Series Named ‘Ottoman Rising’
Online streaming platform Netflix has ordered a new Turkish series based on the life story of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, also known as "Mehmed the Conqueror", who ascended the throne at the…