Turkey’s Ankara bans gay-related events
Deutsche Welle: Turkey’s capital clamped down further on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life on Sunday in a move likely to deepen concern among rights advocates. All LGBTI events, including…
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Turkey: Only 24 members remaining of Ankara’s Jewish community that can be traced back to the biblical period
“The Jews of Ankara are so far and few between that I can fit them all around my dining room table,” says Israel’s ambassador to Turkey, Eitan Na’eh, to Haaretz…
Erdogan: “Turkey doesn’t need EU anymore”
“I will say this clearly: We will not end the process, throw in the towel or give up. In fact, we do not need EU membership,” Erdoğan told lawmakers in…
Christian communities disappear in Turkey due to reported ‘mass persecution’
Entire Christian communities in the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey have reportedly disappeared due to “mass persecution” at the hands of authorities as the believers’ properties have been included in…