Interpol election raises rights concerns about fair policing: report
Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian...
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...
Turkish journalist fined over report allegedly insulting public official
A court in Istanbul has fined journalist Melisa Gülbaş 7,080 Turkish lira ($220) for allegedly insulting a public official in connection with her reporting,...
Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu’s attacks and humiliation targeting EU persist
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is falling apart. He said the EU was founded in an...
28 EP members send letter to Kosovo’s Thaçi and Haradinaj over 6 abducted Turkish...
Twenty-eight members of the European Parliament sent a letter on Monday to Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on the...
Turkish court orders main opposition leader to pay damages to controversial prosecutor
A Turkish court has ordered Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to pay non-pecuniary damages to İstanbul Chief Public...
Mother with 13-month-old detained in İstanbul over Gülen links
Elif Çadırcı, a mathematics teacher and mother of 13-month-old Melek Gül, was detained on Friday over alleged links to the Gülen movement and sent...
Turkish PM warns EU on referendum: Mind your own business
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Tuesday that Europe should not interfere in a referendum on April 16 that will expand Turkey's already...
COMMENTARY — Dutch, German intelligence agencies uncover Turkish kidnapping, murder plots
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The secret intelligence cabal directly controlled by the head of Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organization (MİT) under direct orders from the Turkish...
Court accepts indictment against jailed Kurdish leaders over Kobani protests: report
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment naming 108 people including jailed Kurdish leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ in connection to street protests...
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