Denmark summons Turkish ambassador over spying on Erdoğan critics

Mehmet Dönmez, the Turkish ambassador in Copenhagen, was summoned by Denmark’s Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen for clarification of claims that Danish-Turkish citizens are being...

House intel chair says seen no evidence showing Gülen’s involvement in failed putsch

https://youtu.be/juaAcjXI7sc Head of the US Congress House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, has said he has not seen any evidence showing the US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah...

Erdoğan says Europe’s masquerade ball is over

https://youtu.be/pZLbBWYW0O4 Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that Europe’s “masquerade ball’ is over as several European countries are now openly in field...

Erdoğan to Merkel: You engage in Nazi practices

Reiterating Nazi accusations against Germany, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday and accused her of Nazism again amid...

Erdoğan’s aide: Germany backs Gülen movement, Trump administration works on Gülen’s extradition

İbrahim Kalın, an aide of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has claimed on Sunday that Germany supports the Gülen movement against Turkey while he...

Pro-Erdoğan Turkish-Dutch media funded with Dutch subsidies

Dutch-Turkish media groups that support Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were supported for years with funding from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture...

3 more campaign rallies of AKP deputy chair cancelled in Germany

As tension between Berlin and Ankara persists due to a ban on referendum campaign rallies held by Turkish ministers, three more events featuring ruling...

Hundreds of Dutch vacationers cancel trips to Turkey over row

The ongoing political spat between the Netherlands and Turkey resulted in hundreds of Dutch travelers rebooking their vacations to another destination, Arjan Kers, CEO...

Erdoğan to Turks in EU: Have 5 children, you are the future of Europe

Amid strained relations with several European countries, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish expatriates living in Europe to have at...

Swiss Justice Ministry rejects Turkey’s demand over anti-Erdoğan insult claims

Switzerland has rejected a Turkish request for legal assistance in prosecuting a suspect accused of insulting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling that...

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