Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of links to terrorism.
Addressing a...
Members of Congress ask Pompeo to urge Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners
Three Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have recently sent letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting that he urge the...
Turkish women’s rights activist to receive Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021
Canan Arın, 78, a Turkish lawyer and women’s rights activist, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021, according...
Leading MEPs condemn Turkish parliament’s decision to expel pro-Kurdish deputy known for human rights...
The European Parliament Standing Rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor and Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Sergey Lagodinsky issued...
50 British MPs call for UK gov’t to stand up against human rights violations...
Fifty members of the British parliament last Thursday sent a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab voicing their concerns about the deterioration of human...
Kyrgyz authorities have no right to search Turkish Embassy for İnandı: interior ministry
Kyrgyz authorities have no right to carry out a search of Turkey’s diplomatic premises in Bishkek for educator Orhan İnandı, who is allegedly being...
German union urges action against violence targeting exiled Turkish journalists
Frank Überall, chairman of the German Journalists’ Association (DJV), has called on the federal government to take steps to prevent threats and attacks targeting...
Turkey not to welcome any more Afghan refugees, Erdoğan says
Turkey will no longer be able to afford to welcome any more Afghan refugees, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a preview of a...
Turkey plans to use INTERPOL event to mislead international community, US senator says
A US senator has said the Turkish government plans to use the upcoming INTERPOL General Assembly in İstanbul to lie to and mislead the...
EU ‘profoundly regrets’ jailing of Turkish businessman Kavala
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday called for the release of Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, saying he “deeply regrets” the life sentence...
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