Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU see 494 percent rise over past 12...

There has been a 494 percent rise in the number of asylum applications in EU countries from Turkish citizens over the past 12 years,...

Former Turkish Cypriot president among 42 facing entry ban to Turkey

Forty-two intellectuals, writers and politicians from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) including former president Mustafa Akıncı, all of whom are critical of...

Representatives of seized Turkish schools in Pakistan file appeal with Interior Ministry

Representatives of Turkish schools in Pakistan have filed a petition with the Pakistani Interior Ministry contesting the transfer of their schools to a Turkish...

Turkish asylum seeker dies in Germany after fleeing persecution in Turkey

A 31-year-old man who fled to Germany in search of a safer life after being sentenced to prison in Turkey for alleged links to...

EP Turkey rapporteur says he can’t forget post-mortem photos of Kabakçıoğlu, who was found...

Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and EP standing rapporteur on the annual report on Turkey,...

Documents show Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in the United Kingdom: report

The Turkish Embassy in London spied on Turkish citizens in the UK and forwarded the illegal profiling list to Ankara, which led to the...

Germany probes Turk over alleged spying on Gülen supporters

German federal prosecutors said Friday they were investigating a Turkish national on suspicion of spying on dissidents for Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), Agence...

US senators call on Biden to ‘forcefully condemn’ Erdoğan’s efforts to close down pro-Kurdish...

A bipartisan group of 10 US senators has in a letter urged President Joe Biden to “forcefully condemn” his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s escalating...

EU approves additional 149 mln euro fund for Syrian refugees in Turkey

The European Council has approved €149.6 million in additional funding from the EU budget to support Syrian refugees in Turkey. “The purpose of the budget...

Implementing ECtHR rulings is a non-negotiable obligation: CoE secretary-general

Implementing the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is a non-negotiable obligation, said Secretary-General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija...

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