Turkey-backed FSA sells armored vehicle to ISIL, daily claims
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Militants from the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) sold an armored vehicle belonging to the Turkish military to the Islamic State in Iraq and...
Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status
The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Turkey bars entry of critics by adding their names next to ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing the entry for foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Merkel says EU-Turkey ties ‘severely hit’ by developments in Ankara
The relationship between the European Union (EU) and Turkey has been “severely hit” by actions taken by Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the...
Turkey blocks 120 critical Twitter accounts with a single court decision
An Ankara court has ruled to block access to 120 critical Twitter accounts including @TurkeyPurge , which is closed for the fourth time in 7 months without issuing a prior notification...
EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey’s accession negotiations
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Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
Erdoğan says Reza Zarrab is his citizen, Turkey has to stand behind him
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a Turkish-Iranian businessman, Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in the US in 2016 for violating sanctions...
CHP taking Turkish referendum results to ECtHR for cancellation
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) will apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanding cancellation of the results of a...
Diyarbakır teacher sentenced to one year for ‘praising terrorism’ during talk show
Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik has been given a prison sentence of 1 year and 3 months for “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization” in...
HDP Hakkari deputy Akdoğan released from jail
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Hakkari deputy Nihat Akdoğan was released from jail by a court on Wednesday after spending around six months in...
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