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Turkish court releases US Consulate employee from house arrest: report

A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday to release US Consulate employee Nazmi Mete Cantürk from house arrest on health grounds but imposed a travel...

Greek armed forces on standby for Turkish moves in East Med, Aegean: report

As tensions between Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean continue, despite European Union calls for Turkey to desist from drilling for oil in Cyprus’ exclusive economic...

CoE observer responds to AKP: Ballot box, not court, best place to decide elections

“The ballot box, not the court, is the best place to decide elections,” said Andrew Dawson, the head of an election monitoring delegation from the Council...

Turkey resolute on S-400s, says F-35 partners disapprove of US move

Turkey has purchased a Russian missile defense system and is discussing a delivery date irrespective of any US sanctions, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday,...

US urges Turkey to immediately reopen Halki Seminary

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Turkey to immediately reopen the Greek Orthodox seminary on Halki, near İstanbul, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported...

New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run

Nechirvan Barzani, who on June 10 was sworn in as the new president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, has arrived in Turkey for an official visit,...

Nearly 70,000 Turks receive German pensions in Turkey: report

The number of Turks who transferred their German pensions to Turkey reached 69,089 in 2017, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. According to figures obtained from Deutsche...

Turkey could face consequences if it persists in drilling efforts off Cyprus: Greek PM

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday Turkey could face consequences from Europe if it persists on a course of action challenging Cyprus’s right to...

EU threatens Ankara with sanctions over ‘illegal drilling activities’ off Cyprus: report

The European Union on Thursday evening stepped up its rhetoric over Turkey’s “illegal drilling” for oil and gas off Cyprus, raising the threat of sanctions if...

US unable to remove Turkey from F-35 program, says Turkish defense official

The United States cannot unilaterally remove Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement does not allow it, the head of Turkey’s Undersecretariat...

Second Turkish drilling ship launched off Cyprus: report

Turkey launched a second drilling ship on Thursday which will conduct natural gas operations off the northeast coast of Cyprus for three months, a move that...

European rights court fines Turkey over violations in trial of Kurdish politicians

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has fined Turkey for lengthy detentions and obstruction of the right to defense in the trials of Kurdish politicians from...

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