Turkish gov’t says operations targeting Gülen movement could extend to US
Turkey’s presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın said during a press conference on Friday that the Turkish government would continue its global manhunt for followers of...
Germany denies Turkey’s Erdoğan handed over list of alleged members of Gülen movement
German government sources have denied a statement made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claiming that he handed over a list of 136 individuals...
Turkish government releases Pastor Brunson after alleged deal with US
The Turkish government has released American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson after reportedly reaching a secret deal with the US administration.
A Turkish court ruled on...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Trump ‘late’ in trying to improve relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Turkish-American relations were “late” in coming, the Cumhuriyet daily reported.
Trump...
IPI urges Merkel, Macron to confront Turkey on press freedom
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has written to German Chancellor Angela...
German Interior Ministry denies receiving extradition list from Turkey’s Erdoğan
Germany’s Interior Ministry has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not present a list of 136 people to German Chancellor Angela Merkel whose...
US includes Turkey among countries flagged for high risk of kidnapping
The US State Department has added a new indicator to its travel advisories to flag the high risk of kidnapping in 35 countries around...
NASA scientist arrested in Turkey over $1 bill: I spent 23 hours a day...
Turkish-American NASA scientist Serkan Gölge, 40, who returned with his family to the United States last month after nearly four years of imprisonment and...
Turkish Consulate in London profiled deceased Erdoğan critic and his family: report
Even death due to COVID-19 does not prevent Turkish nationals from being profiled by the Turkish Consulate General in London, with a deceased Turkish...
Turkey accuses Greece of leaving handcuffed migrants at sea
Turkish officials on Friday accused Greek coast guards of handcuffing seven migrants and throwing them into the Aegean Sea without life jackets, resulting in...
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