Body of Kurdish asylum seeker discovered in Greek refugee detention center
A Kurdish asylum seeker from Turkey was discovered dead in the bathroom of a refugee detention center in Greece where he had been detained...
Wife worried missing educator subjected to torture, maltreatment
The wife of the president of a prestigious school network in Kyrgyzstan who went missing in Bishkek on Monday said she has concerns about...
Spouse of missing educator appeals to Kyrgyz president to find her husband
Reyhan İnandı, the wife of Turkish-Kyrgyz educator Orhan İnandı, appealed to Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Thursday to find her husband, who went missing...
Greece claims Turkey endangered migrants in Aegean boat accident
Greece’s migration minister has accused neighboring Turkey of allegedly endangering migrants at sea and ignoring an agreement with the EU to stem illegal migration...
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...
Austrian police find 8 migrants from Turkey in a truck: report
Austrian police have announced that last month they found eight migrants from Turkey in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that...
Council of Europe urges Turkey to free Kavala
The Council of Europe on Monday renewed its call for Turkey to release Osman Kavala, a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who has...
US urges Turkey to de-escalate in Syria to protect civilians, support defeat of ISIS
The United States on Monday urged a de-escalation in Syria, where Ankara has carried out airstrikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive,...
EU to host donor conference on Syria, Turkey quake aid
The EU plans to host a donors conference in March to mobilize international aid for Syria and Turkey following this week’s devastating earthquake, EU...
133 parliamentarians from PACE, OSCE to monitor elections in Turkey
A total of 133 parliamentarians representing the parliamentary assemblies of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe...
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