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US says Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors ‘concerning’

State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a press briefing on Wednesday criticized Turkey’s action two days before in ousting three Kurdish mayors from office...

ECtHR asks Turkey to provide defense for Wikipedia ban by end of October

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey to provide a defense statement justifying a two-year-long ban on popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia by Oct....

Turkey notified of attacks on HTS militants in Idlib: Lavrov

Turkey has been notified about attacks on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria’s Idlib region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, according to Sputnik International,...

Turkey will not move observation post in northwest Syria: minister

Turkey will not move the military observation post in northwest Syria that a Turkish convoy was trying to reach when it came under attack during an...

CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey

Anders Knape, president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the removal of three...

Turkey says Syrian gov’t attack on convoy killed 3 civilians: report

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said three civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded in an air attack on one of its convoys in Syria, Reuters reported. “Despite...

400 migrants crossed from Turkey to Greek islands in 2 days

The Hellenic Coast Guard has announced that nearly 400 migrants from Turkey made it to the Greek islands in the Aegean in the last two days,...

Turkey cannot be removed from F-35 program, FM Çavuşoğlu says

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Thursday said it is not possible to expel Turkey from a joint program for F-35 stealth jets, the state-run Anadolu...

124,000 Syrian civilians forced to move towards Turkish border due to conflicts: report

Approximately 124,000 civilians were displaced from the de-escalation zones in the northern Syrian city of Idlib during the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha due to attacks...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels to send fighters to Idlib area, says official: report

A Syrian rebel force supported by Turkey will send fighters to reinforce positions facing a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive in the Idlib region in the northwest of...

Kosovo investigates 22 police officers over expulsion of 6 Gülenists: report

Kosovo’s special prosecutors are investigating the role of 22 police officers in last year’s arrest and extradition of six Turkish nationals, a move activists called human...

Satterfield sworn in as new ambassador to Turkey

David Satterfield has officially been sworn in as ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, according to a tweet by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “Delighted to...

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