Turkish troops and FSA militants enter Afrin, YPG militants have reportedly pulled out
Turkish military forces and Free Syria Army (FSA) militia swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, taking control of the town...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson
An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...
At least 15 dead as migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea off Greek island
Fifteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat in which they were traveling capsized in the Aegean Sea,...
Turkish military denies bombing hospital in Syria’s Afrin province
The Turkish military on Saturday denied that it had struck a hospital in Syria’s Afrin region, where it is waging a nearly two-month-old offensive...
Banksy mural in NY protests Turkish gov’t’s imprisonment of Kurdish artist/journalist Zehra Doğan
The latest work by anonymous British artist Bansky, a 70-foot-long (21 meters) call for the government in Ankara to release Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra...
Turkish gov’t blocks encrypted email service ProtonMail, VPNs
Turkish authorities have blocked the use of ProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email service, tech website Gizmodo reported, with the company saying in a...
Turkish FM bashes Kazakh journalist for question over abduction scandal in Switzerland
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday refused to answer two questions from a Kazakh journalist during a joint press conference in Astana, likening...
Hundreds of families flee Syrian town of Afrin under Turkish military attack
Hundreds of families fled the Syrian town of Afrin for nearby villages held by pro-Syrian government forces overnight as Turkish forces shelled the town,...
Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers
A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a...
Businessman takes refuge with Austrian police after Turkish consulate attempts to seize passport
Yavuz Bülbül, a 37-year-old Turkish businessman, took refuge with Austrian police after officers at the Turkish Consulate General in Vienna attempted to seize his...
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