Four European political leaders say Turkey no longer fulfils the Copenhagen criteria
“Turkey no longer fulfils the Copenhagen criteria, the key that opens the door to EU accession,” wrote Manfred Weber, the chairman of the EPP...
European Parliament approves report asking for suspension of talks with Turkey
In a move that was expected, the European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report asking for the suspension of EU accession talks with Turkey,...
Wife of police chief, suffering from COVID-19, detained in hospital, handcuffed to bed
Esmahan Demirhan, the wife of a former police chief who led corruption investigations in Turkey in 2013, was detained in the hospital where she...
Turkey’s MİT to designate AKP management, says pro-gov’t columnist
The management of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is to be determined by The National Intelligence Organization (MİT), claimed Dilek Güngör, a...
Turkish Parliament strips HDP deputies Baydemir and Irmak of parliamentary status
The Turkish Parliament on Thursday stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Osman Baydemir and Selma Irmak of their parliamentary status due to court...
Top court rejects CHP petition seeking cancelation of parole law that excludes political prisoners
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) for a stay of execution of a parole...
Turkish gov’t detains Austrian writer Zirngast on terror charges
The Turkish government detained Austrian writer Max Zirngast in Ankara on Tuesday for allegedly publishing terrorist propaganda, according to a Twitter post shared by...
Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Kılıç re-detained by Turkish government
Taner Kılıç, the president of Turkey’s branch of international human rights group Amnesty International, was redetained shortly after a court ordered his release pending...
Turkey detains journalist Altan in Mersin province
Dihaber reporter Berivan Altan has been detained in Mersin province based on a detention warrant, t24 news website reported on Thursday. According to the...
Erdoğan remains defiant amid calls for release of Kurdish leader Demirtaş following European rights...
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sounded defiant in the face of statements from Germany, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and...
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