Dutch PM backs Kavala statement, says Netherlands will continue to make such calls
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has backed 10 Western ambassadors’ recent statement urging the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala from jail, saying his country...
3 detained Turkish educators and their families handed over to Turkey by Gabon
Three Turkish educators and their families who were arbitrarily detained in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, were handed over to Turkish officials and taken...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens Kosovo PM Haradinaj: You will pay the price for this
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticised Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Saturday for dismissing the country's interior minister and intelligence chief on...
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...
French President Macron: EU membership out of question for Erdoğan’s Turkey
Membership in the European Union is unthinkable for Turkey under current conditions, and Europe must focus on establishing a strong strategic partnership with Turkey...
Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG
Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...
Turkish court sentences German citizen to prison on terrorism charges
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a German man, identified as Patrick K., to six years, three months in prison on charges of membership...
EU official urges Greece to investigate asylum-seeker pushbacks: report
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson during a visit to Greece called on the country to “do more” to investigate allegations that its coastguard...
Turkish prosecutor seeks red notice request for journalist Can Dündar
The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday submitted a request to the Justice Ministry for a red notice for former Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief...
Spanish police detain another Turkish writer over Erdoğan regime’s ‘red notice’ to Interpol
Turkish writer Doğan Akhanlı was detained by Spanish police in Grenata over the reason that he was wanted by Turkey with "red notice" to...
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