Millions of Syrians must be able to return home safely: Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said more than half of all Syrians live outside their country and that they “must be able to return...
14 journalist associations in Germany call on Turkey’s Erdoğan to release jailed colleagues
Fourteen German associations representing hundreds of journalists sent an open letter to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of their...
Turkish government decided to extend rule of emergency for 5th time
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided on Monday to extend Turkey's rule of emergency (OHAL) for the...
Terror organization PKK kills 3 in an attack on road workers in Turkey
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday launched an attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak, killing three road workers. According to the...
CHP’s İnce asks if Turkish intelligence agency is tasked with following the opposition
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), asked on Tuesday if it is the task of the intelligence agency...
Barkey and Edelman: US should focus on detained State Department staff in Turkey
US President Donald Trump has a moral obligation to come to the aid of three State Department employees jailed in Turkey, wrote Henry J....
Court in western Turkey sentences 4 activists over Boğaziçi protests
A Turkish court in İzmir has handed down varying prison sentences to four people due to their attendance at a gathering in support of...
Reza Zarrab says he paid bribes to get out of Turkish jail after Dec....
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader, who has been testifying at the trial of a Turkish bank executive in a New York federal court,...
Hunger-striking Turkish teacher Özakça makes defense after months in jail
The second hearing in the trial of academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça, who have been continuing their hunger strike for 204 days...
Greece accuses Turkey of provocation by pushing migrant boats into its territorial waters: report
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi on Friday accused Turkey of trying to provoke his country by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek...
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