Turkey gives IS militant 40 life sentences for 2017 nightclub attack

September 8, 2020 Article

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a suspected member of so-called Islamic State to life in prison for the New Year’s Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul in 2017 that left 39 people dead. Abdulkadir Masharipov, of Uzbekistan, was convicted of 39 counts of murder and one count of attempting to overthrow the constitutional […]

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Two Men Convicted Of Planning To Join Daesh

April 1, 2019 Article

Two friends who attempted to travel to Syria have been found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts in support of the so-called Islamic State. Safwaan [...]

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Terror Suspect ‘Claimed To Have Visited Near the Syrian Border as Tourist Excursion’

March 20, 2019 Article

A terror suspect accused of planning to join Islamic State claimed to have visited a Turkish province bordering Syria as a “tourist excursion” after checking [...]

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Germany: Cologne on lockdown as Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany

October 1, 2018 Article

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and [...]

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Turkey: Freedoms suffer as government blocks decades-old mothers’ vigil

August 29, 2018 Article

Every Saturday for 23 years, dozens of people have held a vigil in a central Istanbul square, sitting in silence and holding pictures of relatives [...]

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Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal

August 1, 2018 Article

A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial on terrorism charges, his [...]

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Istanbul police enforce ban on gay, transgender pride march

June 25, 2017 Article

Turkish police deployed in central Istanbul on Sunday to enforce a ban on the city’s annual gay and transgender pride march, blocking off a main [...]

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Germany supports group behind Turkish coup attempt – Erdogan spokesman

March 19, 2017 Article

Turkey on Sunday accused Germany of supporting the network of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric it blames for last year’s attempted coup, comments likely to aggravate [...]

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Turkey promises harsh retaliation after Netherlands bars ministers

March 12, 2017 Article

Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the “harshest ways” after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam, as a [...]

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Syrian “Twitter girl” asks Donald Trump if he’s ever gone hungry

February 4, 2017 Article

Mr. Trump have you ever had no food for 24 hours?” Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old Syrian girl asks U.S. President in her latest tweet. “Hello Mr Trump. Have you ever had no food, no water for 24 hours? Just think of the refugees and the children of Syria.” Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old Syrian girl who

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