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Erdoğan’s messages to Biden administration go unanswered

Cevheri Güven Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly signaled his willingness to cooperate with the new administration in Washington. President Joe Biden, however, has...

Turkey sentences 5 to life over 2016 Russian envoy killing

A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced five suspects to life in prison over the 2016 murder of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara, Agence...

Can President Biden reunite Cyprus amid tensions?

Türkmen Terzi  During his election campaign US President Joe Biden released a “Vision of Greece” in which he committed to tackling “Turkish aggression” on the...

Former Turkish PM accuses Erdoğan of steering Turkey away from EU

Former Turkish prime minister and leader of the Gelecek Party Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of steering Turkey away...

European parliamentarians launch campaign for release of jailed Kurdish leader

European parliamentarians have launched a campaign demanding the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is still in prison despite two rulings from...

Turkey’s military brass joins naval drills in Mediterranean

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and top military officers on Saturday joined naval drills on an exploration vessel at the heart of a dispute...

İYİ Party asks Turkish parliament to declare China’s treatment of Uyghurs ‘genocide’

Turkey’s right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party has asked the Turkish parliament to declare the Chinese treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority “genocide” in accordance...

European rights court poses questions to Turkish gov’t on ByLock messaging app

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) posed a series of questions to the Turkish government about the ByLock messaging app in the case...

Notable increase in anti-NATO rhetoric among Turkey’s pro-Eurasia generals

Cevheri Güven Well-known retired admiral Cem Gürdeniz has recently been referring to the US and NATO as “unfriendly powers” and to the Russia-Iran-China triangle as...

Germany urges Turkey to release Demirtaş, Kavala as part of human rights action plan

The German Federal Foreign Office has called on the Turkish government to immediately release its political prisoners, some of whom are in jail despite...

ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense for probe into 2 MİT employees in Dink murder case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey to provide its defense for an investigation into two National Intelligence Organization (MİT) employees...

Turkish court refuses to add US report to Khashoggi trial

A Turkish court trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday refused to admit a US report...

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