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Claim: Turkey purchasing DAESH-produced oil

8 years 9 months ago

On 7 February 2016, Iran’s state-owned English language broadcaster Press TV relayed allegations made by Russia’s Defense Ministry that Turkey is purchasing oil from the DAESH terrorist group at the end of an article about Turkey’s refug

Claim: Ceasefire with PKK breaks down after Suruc attack

8 years 11 months ago

On 21 December 2015, Al Jazeera reported that the ceasefire between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

Claim: Reuters reporter taken into custody in Turkey

8 years 11 months ago

Cihan News Agency (CHA) claimed that Reuters Correspondent Faruk Yuce was taken into custody in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir while he was recording scenes from a rally organized by the Democratic Regions Party (DBP).

Claim: Turkey discriminates among refugees

8 years 11 months ago

On 17 October 2015, a Turkish writer named Goksun Yazici claimed in an interview with the Diken news portal that Turkey discriminates

Claim: Erdogan declares war on PKK after Kurds abandon him

9 years 1 month ago

The Guardian released an article in which it was claimed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared war on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) because the Kurdish community let the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) down.