Pompeo: All Americans being held by Turkish gov’t need to come home

Despite the fact that the United States and Turkey have reportedly agreed to deal diplomatically with a row over imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson,...

Lawyer appeals to Turkish court to free Brunson, recalls economic crisis

İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last month, on Tuesday appealed...

10 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border

Turkish security forces on Friday and Saturday detained 10 people, including women, in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the...

Erdoğan says Turkey will not fulfill ‘unlawful requests’ in pastor Brunson case

Turkey cannot fulfill “unlawful requests” regarding American pastor Andrew Brunson’s ongoing case, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the pro-government...

COMMENTARY — Turkey’s intel agency turned over a Syrian colonel to the Assad regime

By Abdullah Bozkurt Hakan Fidan, the pro-Iranian Islamist who has been running Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) since May 2010, protected intelligence officers who were...

Pastor Brunson’s Turkish lawyer not hopeful about his release

Lawyer Cem Halavurt said on Wednesday that his client Andrew Brunson, an American pastor standing trial in Turkey, will likely remain under house arrest...

Turkish President Erdoğan says European Union’s end is near

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said he has been observing signs suggesting the European Union is coming to an end, the T24...

EP Rapporteur Piri warns: Without urgent reforms no improvement in EU-Turkey ties

Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s (EP) rapporteur on Turkey, said on Friday that there will be no improvement in EU-Turkey relations without urgent democratic...

Another appeal against Booking.com ban rejected by Turkish court

A Turkish court of appeals has rejected a renewed appeal filed by Dutch-based online hotel booking platform Booking.com against a ban on its activities...

Reuters: Turkish court throws out case against former WSJ journalist Albayrak

A Turkish court has thrown out the conviction of a former Wall Street Journal reporter, the newspaper said, annulling a verdict sentencing her to...

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