Teachers working at Gülen schools deported from Liberia

The Liberian government on April 22 summarily deported Turkish and Azeri teachers and their families — 12 people in all — working at a...

Jailed Turkish journalist’s wife slams ECtHR for causing unlawfulness to be reproduced in Turkey

Imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık's wife Yonca Şık has harshly criticised the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and accused the court of causing unlawfulness...

Report: Moldova to grill secret service chiefs over expulsion of Turkish educators

Moldova's Prime Minister Pavel Filip and Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, both members of the ruling Democratic Party, on Thursday summoned the heads of the...

Lawyer: Zarrab to cooperate with US authorities

Cahit Akbulut, a New York-based lawyer who is closely following a case against Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab in the District Court for the...

Erdoğan says Turkey may sue US over Atilla case

Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey might sue the US over the case of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive of Turkey’s Halkbank...

Turkish gov’t slams US over its annual report on religious freedom

The Turkish government slammed a US report on international religious freedom on Wednesday, describing its section on Turkey as "baseless claims." The US State Department...

Greece says Courts independent as Turkey angered by refusal to extradite soldiers

After Turkey expressed anger over a verdict from the Greek Supreme Court on Thursday denying the extradition of eight servicemen who were allegedly involved...

Turkish diplomats in Cameroon spied on Erdoğan critics

Judicial documents have confirmed that critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by Turkish diplomats in Cameroon were included in...

AKP deputy urges Turkey to investigate spying activities by Germany

Amid tensions between Turkey and Germany over spying imams, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk urged prosecutors to investigate possible spying...

COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s personal troubles complicate Turkey-US ties

By Abdullah Bozkurt The number one concern for Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while meeting with visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Feb....
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