
A senior politician from Germany’s Left Party has warned against doing “dirty deals” with Turkey’s President Erdogan, labeling him a “Godfather of terrorism”. Interviewed in Der Spiegel, Sahra Wagenknecht accused Turkey’s President Erdogan (pictured) of tacitly supporting Islamic State terrorism and refusing to
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

The People’s Democratic Party (HDP), a Turkish left-wing minority party allied with the Kurdish population, has demanded the nation’s Supreme Election Board cancel the results of the November 1 election that locked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) into the majority position.
by Frances Martel17 Nov 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

(AFP) – More than 54 million Turks are eligible to cast their votes in a snap election Sunday called following an inconclusive vote in June. After a deadly bombing in Ankara and a resurgence in the Kurdish conflict, opinion polls
by AFP1 Nov 2015, 3:03 AM PST0

(REUTERS) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan mocked European Union overtures for help with its migration crisis during a long-awaited visit to Brussels on Monday that in the end was partly overshadowed by Russia’s violation of Turkish airspace near Syria. Erdogan,
by Reuters5 Oct 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

Facing up to four-and-a-half years in prison if found guilty, two Turkish newspaper commentators went on trial yesterday for illustrating columns with a cartoon of Mohammed. Charges of “inciting public hatred” and “insulting religious values” were brought against Ceyda Karan and
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Jul 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

As Armenians are gearing up to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has “mistakenly” published a picture of the Armenian Genocide Monument amidst a collage of photos in a 2015 calendar.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Jan 2015, 9:11 AM PST0

A Turkish court ordered the nation’s authorities to block Facebook pages that they deem to be insulting of Muhammad, author of the Koran.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Jan 2015, 5:43 PM PST0