Erdoğan says Turkey will not fulfill ‘unlawful requests’ in pastor Brunson case
Turkey cannot fulfill “unlawful requests” regarding American pastor Andrew Brunson’s ongoing case, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the pro-government...
CoE Commissioner Muiznieks voices dismay on indictment for Turkish human rights defenders
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed his dismay at the prosecutor’s indictment against Turkish human rights defenders detained...
GRECO concerned about lack of judicial independence, transparency of legislative process in Turkey
The Council of Europe’s 49-member Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two reports assessing Turkey’s record on preventing and combating corruption, which...
US Senate passes bill that could block sale of F-35 fighters to Turkey
The US Senate on Monday voted in favour of blocking the transfer of 100 F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, following months of increasing tension...
German police killed member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang Osmanen Germania in Wuppertal
A member of ultra-nationalist Turkish gang, Osmanen Germania, was shot and killed by German police during a raid in the city of Wuppertal on Friday,...
Turkish refugees attacked and pushed back from Greek shore by unidentified masked men
A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on...
Germany to get involved in jailed journalist Yücel’s case at ECtHR
Germany will support the arrested journalist Deniz Yücel’s case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), demanding that Yücel be released, Die Welt reported on...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan trades in influence at the Council of Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was certainly not surprising to see that Turkey, led by the corrupt government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was mentioned in...
OSCE: Most Turkish media associated with ruling AKP ahead of critical elections
"The media landscape comprises numerous broadcast and print outlets, most of which are considered to be associated with the ruling political party," said the Office...
German politicians to play Turkish journalists in football friendly
A football team made up of politicians from Germany’s federal assembly, the Bundestag, has announced it will play a friendly with Turkish journalists to...
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