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EU slams Turkey’s actions along Greek border, drilling in east Mediterranean

The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has voiced concern about deteriorating relations between Greece and Turkey, warning Turkey that any attempt to undermine...

US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression

In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released this week, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of terrorism and that...

Iraqi president tells Turkey to stop military operations after ‘unarmed civilians’ killed

Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Friday that Turkey must halt its military operations in the north after several "unarmed civilians" were killed, the...

Turkey to construct 50,000 houses in Syria’s Idlib to stop new migrant influx

Turkey on Thursday pledged to construct 50,000 houses near the Turkish border in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province in an attempt to prevent new migrant...

Turkish airstrike kills 1 civilian, injures 6 in northern Iraq: report

A Turkish airstrike on Iraqi Kurdistan killed one person and wounded six others on Thursday, a local official said, as Ankara pushed an assault...

Libyan oil company says Russian mercenaries entered oilfield, with output blocked: report

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Friday Russian and other foreign mercenaries had entered the Sharara oilfield on Thursday, adding that it completely...

Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’

Turkey has denounced as "misleading, one-sided and manipulative" the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton, which describes interactions between Turkish...

More than one-third of German arms exports go to Turkey: report

Turkey is the number one recipient of German arms exports for the second year running, according to a classified document revealed by the German...

Greece accuses Turkey of undermining stability, security in east Med: report

Greece’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Wednesday of undermining stability and security in the eastern Mediterranean and causing problems with all of its neighbors,...

European Union wants to rebuild trust with Turkey, bloc’s top diplomat says

The European Union wants to rebuild trust with Turkey, its top diplomat said on Wednesday, after a standoff in March in which thousands of...

France calls on EU to discuss relationship with Turkey after Libya intervention: report

France’s foreign minister on Wednesday called on its European Union partners to hold urgent talks on the bloc’s future relations with Turkey, which has...

Bomb attack kills 5 civilians in Turkish-held town in northern Syria

A bomb attack in northern Syria has claimed the lives of five civilians, according to a statement by Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday. The deadly...

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