Mogherini says EU will continue talks with Turkey

Federica Mogherini, foreign policy chief of European Union (EU) said on Monday that Turkey’s EU accession talks will continue by underlining Ankara’s role as a...

Turkish government releases one more German citizen from prison

Turkish government has reportedly released another German prisoner from jail on Friday in what appears to be a growing desire in Ankara to jump-start...

Turkish citizens’ abduction sparks panic in South Africa: report

The recent abduction of a teacher by Turkish government operatives in Kenya and the suspicious disappearance of an educator in Kyrgyzstan have sent shivers...

Turkey’s foreign ministry labels 394 Turkish diplomats as terrorists

By Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s foreign ministry has branded almost 500 of its employees as ‘terrorists’ without any judicial proceedings and purged them from the government...

ECtHR Grand Chamber begins examining conviction of teacher in Turkey due to Gülen links

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday convened to examine the case of a former teacher in Turkey...

Kurdish group says planned anti-Erdoğan rally banned by German police

Germany’s Kurdish community said Monday it had been banned by Berlin authorities from holding a rally at the Brandenburg Gate during a visit by...

Romanian police seize passport upon Turkey’s demand

Romanian police on March 25 seized the passport of Soner Cesur, a Turkish businessman with investments in Romania upon a demand made by the...

Turkish mosques in northwest Germany receive hate letters

Three Turkish-operated mosques in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have received letters with Islamophobic messages from unknown sources, the Gazete Duvar news website...

Zarrab trial to start despite Ankara’s allegations of a ‘plot’ against Turkey

The trial of a Turkish-Iranian gold trader starts in New York this week, straining already tense Turkey-US relations, with Ankara claiming the prosecution is...

Turkey to revoke citizenship of 130 abroad including Gülen, HDP deputies

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 130 people who are currently abroad including Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and two deputies from the...

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