Turkey’s Erdoğan pledges to open Turkey embassy in East Jerusalem
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said Turkey would open an embassy in the eastern sector of Jerusalem, as a response to...
Turkish-German journalist Tolu: No child should see the inside of a prison
Turkish-German journalist Meşale Tolu, who was imprisoned in Turkey for more than half a year, at times held with her 2-year-old son, told Deutsche Welle...
Erdoğan’s hatred fans anti-Christian campaign in Turkey, new study reveals
The hatred towards Christian minority groups in Turkey and xenophobic euphoria against Christians in general are being fueled in an unprecedented campaign led by...
Turkish gendarmes discover 2 refugees frozen to death at Iranian border
Turkish gendarmes over the weekend discovered the bodies of two refugees who appeared to have frozen to death at Turkey's border with Iran, the...
PACE co-rapporteurs Mikko and Evans to make fact-finding visit to Turkey
Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be making...
Turkish and US top diplomats agree to normalise bilateral ties during meeting in Ankara
The United States and Turkey have reportedly agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis...
Turkey’s AKP slams US trial: New York court ‘Zionist,’ Zarrab a ‘CIA agent’
As Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab revealed his tactics and accomplices in the Turkish government in violating US sanctions on Iran in a New...
Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media targets Trump: Rabid dog, senile troll…
As tension between Ankara and Washington over American pastor Andrew Brunson continues to escalate, dailies close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted US...
Turkish gov’t hosts group of Pakistani journalists amid Kaçmaz scandal
As questions persist about the abduction of former Pak-Turk school director in Pakistan Mesut Kaçmaz and his family in Lahore last month, Turkey is...
Erdoğan: Turkey to freeze assets of 2 US Cabinet secretaries in retaliation for sanctions
Turkey will freeze the assets of two United States Cabinet secretaries in retaliation for Washington's sanctions on Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on...
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