Turkey criticizes Biden’s recognition of atrocities against Armenians as genocide
Turkey on Saturday accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, resoundingly rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognize the Armenian...
Turkish PM Yıldırım says German FM Gabriel should mind his own business
In response to critical remarks made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel about Turkey’s EU membership, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Friday said...
Staff of Turkey’s state-run TRT briefly detained in Greece
Staff members of Turkey's public TV broadcaster TRT were briefly detained in the Greek city of Alexandroupolis late Saturday.
According to a report by Turkey's...
US Senate passes bill that could block sale of F-35 fighters to Turkey
The US Senate on Monday voted in favour of blocking the transfer of 100 F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, following months of increasing tension...
Turkish soldiers abroad ordered to spy on dismissed colleagues
A written instruction from the Turkish General Staff asks Turkey’s military officers deployed abroad to spy on their former colleagues who were dismissed as...
Int’l rights groups, jurists call on Turkey’s chief justice to uphold ECtHR rulings
A coalition of international human rights organizations and legal professionals have called on Turkey’s Chief Justice Zühtü Arslan in a joint letter to ensure that the...
Greek court releases Turkish officer allegedly involved in 2016 coup attempt
A Greek court on Thursday released one out of eight Turkish military officers who have sought asylum in Greece after alleged involvement in a...
Georgia rejects asylum application of Gülen school teacher
Georgian authorities have rejected an asylum application made by Turkish teacher Mustafa Emre Çabuk, who has been under a three-month extradition arrest since May...
14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province Artvin while he was on...
Swedish athletes to be accompanied by security at European championships in Turkey
Swedish track and field teams will be accompanied by security during the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held in İstanbul March 2-5,...
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