Dutch government formally withdraws ambassador to Turkey over 2017 row
The Dutch Foreign Ministry on Monday said it had formally withdrawn its ambassador to Turkey, who has been physically barred from the country for...
Greek military arrests 2 Turkish soldiers for crossing border
A Greek army spokesman has said two Turkish military members have been arrested for allegedly crossing into Greece illegally. The spokesman told The Associated...
Erdoğan alleges no democracy or freedoms in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium
As tension between European countries and Ankara over a ban on referendum campaign rallies conducted by Turkish ministers persists, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
WHO: 167,000 people displaced from Afrin need urgent aid
An estimated 167,000 people have been displaced by recent hostilities in the Afrin province of northwestern Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
EU to face the same Afghan migration wave now at Turkey’s borders, Erdoğan tells...
European countries will be affected by a wave of migration from Afghanistan that Turkey already faces on its southern and eastern borders, President Recep...
France Judicial Union urges Macron to require Erdoğan to release jailed lawyers
The France Judicial Union has sent a mail to French President Emmanuel Macron, who is going to host Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s personal war game in Syria using the Turkish military
By Abdullah Bozkurt
US military planners in the Department of Defense long ago made a calculated decision to not trust the regime of Turkish President...
Pro-gov’t Turkish satire magazine deletes provocative cartoon upon public outcry
Pro-government Turkish satirical magazine Misvak has removed a cartoon depicting Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Turkish prosecutor confirms ‘tax-haven money traffic’ of Erdoğan’s close circle
Documents which allegedly reveal that Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s close circle received about $15 million from an offshore company called Bellway Limited...
Abducted by Turkish intelligence in Baku, Gülenist teacher put in pre-trial detention in Ankara:...
Mehmet Gelen, a Turkish teacher who was reportedly abducted in Baku early on Saturday morning, turns out to have been forcibly returned to...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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