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Turkey Charges US Consulate Employee With Espionage
A Turkish court accepted an indictment charging a local employee of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Metin Topuz, with espionage and attempting to overthrow the government.
Turkey Court Convicts, Releases US Consulate Local Employee [Report]
A Turkish court convicted a former Turkish employee of the U.S. consulate on terror charges, then ordered his release for time served.
NBA Star Kanter Calls Turkey’s Interpol Red Notice Attempt…
NBA player Enes Kanter, in an interview with the Globe Post Turkey, described the Turkish government's move to get an Interpol "red notice" issued for him as an "extraordinary" step to…
Turkey’s Orthodox Patriarch Hands over Decree on Independent Ukraine Church
The Istanbul-based Orthodox patriarch on Sunday handed over a formal decree confirming the creation of an independent Ukrainian church to its leader, Metropolitan Yepifaniy.
CPJ: Turkey Remains World’s Worst Jailer of Journalists
U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its annual report for 2018 on Thursday, naming Turkey as the largest prison of journalists with at least 68 media employees kept…
NATO Calls Turkey ‘Only Member Country That is not Free’
NATO criticized Turkey in a report for the first time in terms of democracy and human rights, acknowledging that the country is "the only member categorized by the Freedom House as 'not…
Turkey Ranks Second in Incarceration Rate, Following United States
Turkey has ranked second, after the United States, in incarceration rate among members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to the statistics…
George Soros Foundation Will End Turkey Activities After Erdogan’s Slamming
The Open Society Foundation of U.S. billionaire George Soros on Monday said it would cease its activities in Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out at the Hungarian-born…
Three Australian-Turks Arrested for Plotting Terror Attack in Melbourne
Australian authorities announced that they have arrested three Australian men of Turkish origin for allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack "inspired by ISIS", AFP reported on…
European Court Urges Turkey to Free Pro-Kurdish Leader Demirtas
Europe's top rights court on Tuesday called on Turkey to release pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, who has been held for two years on terror charges -- a call immediately rejected by…