Merkel says Turkey-EU customs union update not possible amid tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union cannot continue expanding the customs union with Turkey unless tensions with Turkey ease.
Merkel’s remarks came...
US Embassy reiterates friendship with Turkey despite tensions
The Embassy of the United States in Ankara has stressed friendship with Turkey despite ongoing tensions, according to a report by the Hürriyet Daily...
Erdoğan says Fethullah Gülen will be abducted just like 6 Turks in Kosovo
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who lives in the US, will face the same end as...
6 die when boat carrying 16 people affiliated with Gülen movement capsizes in Aegean
An inflatable boat carrying 16 people affiliated with the Gülen movement en route to the Greek island of Lesbos in northwestern Turkey capsized on...
Known number of people affected by disasters has jumped 80-fold since 2015: UN official
The known number of people affected by disasters has jumped 80-fold since 2015, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said during a UN meeting in New...
Spying by Turkish diplomats in Switzerland triggered criminal investigation in Turkey: report
The Turkish government used its diplomats in Switzerland to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and gather intelligence about them to help...
Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea
Turkish officials on Friday accused Greek coast guards of handcuffing seven migrants and throwing them into the Aegean Sea without life jackets, resulting in...
Erdoğan critics profiled by Turkish Embassy in Oslo included in terrorism indictment in Turkey:...
Critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by the Turkish Embassy in Oslo were included in a terrorism probe based...
Turkish officers seeking asylum in Netherlands allowed to stay for 18 months
A group of Turkish officers who refused to return to Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15 and sought...
COMMENTARY — Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Last week US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia exposed yet...
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