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Report sheds light on Turkey’s politically motivated extradition requests amid erosion of the rule of law

A report drafted by the non-profit London Advocacy (LA), an independent consultancy firm, has revealed how the Turkish government uses extradition requests against political...

[ANALYSIS] Why did Turkey object to EastMed but not EuroAsia Interconnector?

Fatih Yurtsever* The EuroAsia Interconnector is a proposed 2,000 MW undersea electricity cable that will connect the national electricity grids of Israel, Cyprus and Greece...

Jailed Kurdish politician gets same sentence in retrial due to remarks about prosecutor

A Turkish court, in a retrial concluded on Friday, handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, the...

Turkey’s new ‘disinformation’ law yet another attack on free speech, critics say

The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved the “disinformation” law, which cements the government’s already-firm grip on social media platforms and news websites while criminalizing...

Erdoğan tells his government to start work on Russian gas hub

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan backs the Kremlin's idea of creating an international gas hub in Turkey and wants his government to quickly present...

France says Putin’s proposal for new gas hub in Turkey makes ‘no sense’

The French presidency on Thursday snubbed Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to build a new gas hub in Turkey to supply Europe, saying it...

Turkey introduces jail terms for ‘fake news’

Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for...

Turkish businessman missing in Azerbaijan abducted by MİT: opposition MP

Uğur Demirok, a Turkish businessman who went missing in Azerbaijan more than a month ago, was allegedly abducted and illegally brought to Turkey by...

[OPINION] Albanian leader Rama becomes Erdoğan’s pasha

Türkmen Terzi Albania’s charismatic Prime Minister Edi Rama, the only Albanian prime minister in history to have won three parliamentary elections in a row, has...

US Senator Menendez digs in on opposition to F-16 sale to Turkey

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Chairman Bob Menendez has said he will not abandon his opposition to the sale of F-16 jets to...

British MP says at PACE meeting Gülen, target of ‘ridiculous, constant attack,’ isn’t a terrorist

British lawmaker Sir Edward Leigh said during a speech at a recent session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) that...

Turkey’s opposition leader offers condolences to The Post over Khashoggi murder

Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu paid a visit to the headquarters of The Washington Post on Wednesday to offer his condolences for the...

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