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A court in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday acquitted a Turkish professional footballer born in Germany on charges of making terror propaganda for Kurdish militants.... more »

The Turkish Football Federation said Friday it had suspended a Kurdish player for statements considered "ideological propaganda" on the conflict in the Kurdish-majority southeast, adding to a string of cases cracking down on freedom of expression in Turkey.... more »

A footballer for a Turkish top flight side said Thursday he has fled Turkey for Germany after a violent attack in Ankara where he was threatened over his Kurdish origins and support for Kurds in Kobane.... more »