Greek court suspends asylum granted to Turkish soldier
A Greek court on Monday suspended the asylum status granted to a former Turkish soldier, who is accused by the Turkish government of plotting...
Turkey’s CHP and AKP trade barbs over claims of President Erdoğan’s off-shore accounts
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is set on Tuesday to challenge a statement by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he...
Turkish court rules to keep American pastor Brunson behind bars
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep in custody American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 in Turkey on espionage...
Germany, France say Erdoğan’s Nazism slur against Netherlands ‘unacceptable’
The German and French governments have rejected as completely unacceptable remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referring the Netherlands as “Nazi remnants,” part...
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...
ECtHR dismisses PKK leader Öcalan’s application claiming ill-treatment in prison
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday dismissed a complaint filed by Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...
There are clear indications of the existence of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics...
There are clear indications of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics in Germany, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Helmut Teichmann said in response to a...
German justice minister calls on EU to deal with Turkey’s arrest warrants against critics
German Justice Minister Heiko Mass on Tuesday called on European Union authorities to have an intensive dialogue to deal with Turkey issuing arrest warrants...
French journalist arrested in Turkey ‘for supporting terrorist organization’
French journalist Loup Bureau has been arrested in Turkish south-eastern province Şırnak on charges of aiding and supporting terrorist organization, dihaber reported on Wednesday.
Bureau...
Albania rejects Ankara’s call to extradite Turkish nationals over alleged Gülen links
After Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called on Albania to close down schools over their alleged links to the Gülen movement and “extradite the...
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