EU Commissioner Hahn says Turkey’s accession talks should be terminated
Johannes Hahn, European commissioner for enlargement negotiations, on Tuesday said negotiations for Turkey’s membership in the European Union should be officially terminated.
“In the long...
Turkish Embassy in Mozambique spied on critics of President Erdoğan
In a breach of the international conventions, Turkish diplomats in the southern African nation of Mozambique spied on critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
At least 65 detained in operation targeting Kurdish politicians
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 65 people in raids across Turkey in operations targeting Kurds ahead of a critical presidential runoff on...
Asylum applications to Europe have skyrocketed, says head of EU Delegation to Turkey
The head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey has said EU countries were becoming increasingly stringent in assessing visa applications from Turkey since...
32 detained in İstanbul as part of investigation targeting 4 opposition municipalities
Turkish police have detained 32 people, including former employees of four district municipalities in İstanbul, as part of an ongoing crackdown on the main...
Turkish woman jailed with toddler over links to Gülen movement
Türkan Alemdar, a 32-year-old Turkish mother of two, was jailed on April 7 along with her 19-month-old son to serve a seven-and-a-half-year sentence over...
Far-right leader attacks EU report calling for sanctions on Turkish officials, action on Grey...
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday criticized a recent European Parliament report on Turkey that called on the European...
SCF, IOHR partner to celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a focus on Turkey
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has partnered with the London-based International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) to commemorate World Press Freedom Day at...
Turkish court refuses to release top doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
A Turkish court on Thursday refused to release a prominent doctor and human rights activist who faces prison for demanding a probe into the...
PACE welcomes release of opposition MP Gergerlioğlu
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden, SOC) and John Howell (United Kingdom, EC/DA),...
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