Stateless people
Warrants out for more than 190 FETÖ suspects
Turkish security authorities on June 9 launched multiple operations in various provinces to detain suspects affiliated
with the FETÖ- the group behind the bloody failed coup attempt of 2016.
- Read more about Warrants out for more than 190 FETÖ suspects
- Log in to post comments
UN Concerned About Albanian Deportations of Turkish ‘Gulenists’
Alleged Gulenist Selami Simsek in Court in Tirana. Photo: LSA
Both men are alleged by Turkish authorities to be members of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement, which Ankara alleges is a terrorist organisation responsible for a failed coup plot in Turkey in 2016.
Athens reacts to Turkish report targeting Vartholomaios
Greece's government spokesman on Monday reacted to a report published by a Turkish magazine last week which described Istanbul-based Patriarch Vartholomaios as an "associate" of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother to play in Europe
The youngest brother of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to skip college and play professionally in Europe to prepare for the NBA.
Alex Antetokounmpo, who graduated from Dominican High School in Milwaukee, reportedly received offers from DePaul, Ohio and Green Bay. The 6-foot-7 small forward is rated as a three-star prospect in the Class of 2020 by 247 Sports.
- Read more about Antetokounmpo’s youngest brother to play in Europe
- Log in to post comments
Pandemic Measures Further Restrict Turkey’s Beleaguered Civil Society
"There has been a significant decrease in reports on human rights violations because of the restrictions," he said.
Civil society sidelined
Third anniversary of the failed coup attempt at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
Stars auction items for coronavirus campaign
Collectible match-worn signed shoes belonging to Milwaukee Bucks star and last season's NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and a signed T-shirt from his personal collection with Nike are being auctioned for charity on www.charityidols.com as part of the Live Athletically campaign to raise money to combat the coronavirus.
- Read more about Stars auction items for coronavirus campaign
- Log in to post comments
US religious freedom report baseless: Foreign ministry
Turkey on April 29 slammed a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom which recommended the U.S. government include Turkey on its "Special Watch List" (SWL) for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.
Antetokounmpo family donates 20,000 masks to Athens municipality, sports group
The family of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo donated 20,000 surgical masks which will be equally divided between the municipality of Zografou in central Athens and the city's Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA) to help employees protect themselves against the new coronavirus.
‘Greece from Home’ platform to be launched
An online platform called "Greece from Home" will be launched by the Ministry of Tourism, the Greek Tourism Organization and Marketing Greece, with the support of Google, aimed at reinforcing the country's positive image during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Read more about ‘Greece from Home’ platform to be launched
- Log in to post comments
Turkey Plans to Release 90,000 Non-Political Prisoners
The ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP and its junior partner, the Nationalist Movement Party, MHP, introduced a new bill to the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday aimed at releasing 90,000 prisoners.
The bill, which will be voted upon by MPs soon, will increase probation time and decrease sentences.