Erdoğan to discuss ex-minister’s case in US with Trump during UN meeting
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday night that he would meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Sept. 21 on...
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests of German citizens
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO...
Turkish government releases French journalist Loup Bureau from jail
French journalist Loup Bureau has been released from jail, his lawyer said on Friday. "We are pleased to announce the release of journalist Loup Bureau. He...
Survey shows Turkey, Italy most anti-immigration while Britain positive
Turkey and Italy are most worried about immigration, while Britain has become much less concerned, a global survey said on Thursday. According to a recent...
Turkey’s EU minister says Ankara feels betrayed by EU over accession process
Turkish EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik on Thursday said Turkey feels betrayed by European Union leaders who have called for the end of accession...
Nazarbayev says Kazakh-Turk schools belong to Kazakhstan, no extradition of teachers
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Thursday that Kazakh-Turk high schools that are allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement belong to Kazakhstan and...
UN, Int’l organizations become party before ECtHR in cases of journalists jailed by Turkey
United Nations (UN), international rights organizations, Council of Europe will become party in the cases of the arrested journalists in Turkey before the European...
Erdoğan aide: It has become clear that Turkey cannot trust NATO allies
Chief advisor to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and columnist İlnur Çevik on Thursday wrote that US concerns about Turkey’s purchase of an...
German Greens co-chair: Turkey can’t be EU member under Erdoğan
Leading German politician Greens Co-chair Cem Özdemir has said Turkey cannot be a member of the European Union under Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
US State Department spokesperson to Ankara mayor: I hope those prayers fall on deaf...
Responding to Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek, who said he prayed disasters such as hurricanes Harvey and Irma would continue in the United...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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