Turkish F-16 pilot who escorted Erdoğan’s plane in wake of coup bid arrested over...
Yunus Poyraz (29), a pilot who escorted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plane on the night of a coup attempt in 2016, was arrested...
Turkey sentences YPG militant captured during Afrin offensive to aggravated life
The Hatay 2nd High Criminal court has sentenced Muhammed Mahmud Derviş, 22, a Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militant who was captured by Turkish...
Turkish municipality stops licensing Starbucks, McDonald’s, Burger King
Following a call by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to boycott American electronics, a district municipality in Ankara has stopped issuing business licenses to...
Turkey arrests another German citizen for criticizing Turkish government
Turkish police have arrested another German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday, and public broadcaster ARD said the man had been...
Turkish military allegedly set forest fires around Tunceli province
Nobody has intervened to put out forest fires that have allegedly been started by the Turkish military during security operations in Tunceli (Dersim) province,...
Report: Unborn children in Turkey treated unlawfully under Erdoğan’s rule
The imprisonment of pregnant women who were arrested by Turkish courts as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another woman shortly after delivery
Melike Alp Akoğlan, a Turkish woman who gave birth on Monday, was detained by police shortly after delivery at a hospital in İzmir province...
Trump administration condemns Turkey’s tariffs on US imports
The White House on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s doubling of tariffs on US imports in response to Washington’s moves on imports from Turkey.
Tensions between the...
US VP Pence: Turkey would do well not to test Trump’s resolve on pastor...
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday tweeted that Turkey should not test US President Donald Trump’s resolve to see the return to the...
NYT: US considering further sanctions against Turkey including limits on THY
The Trump administration is considering a range of further sanctions against Turkey including limits on Turkish Airlines (THY), The New York Times reported on...
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