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US ‘deeply troubled’ by arbitrary detentions, prosecutions in Turkey

Heather Nauert, the US State Department spokesperson, said at a press briefing on Tuesday that the United States is “deeply troubled” by the detention...

EP rapporteur: EU must clearly address human rights in Turkey

Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Turkey, said on Tuesday during a speech in the European Parliament plenary that the European Union must be “loud...

EP’s Harms calls on Georgia not to extradite Çabuk to Turkey

European Parliament member and Co-President of Euronest PA Rebecca Harms on Tuesday called on the Georgian government not to extradite Mustafa Emre Çabuk to...

Erdoğan says US has ‘calculations’ against Turkey, Iran, Russia in Syria

The United States is working against the interests of Turkey, Iran and maybe Russia in northern Syria, where it is sending in military supplies...

Pope gifts medallion representing peace and justice in meeting with Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a ban on protests in central Rome, with feelings running high...

Netherlands withdraws ambassador to Turkey due to 2017 row

The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it had formally withdrawn its ambassador to Turkey, who has been physically barred from the country...

HRW report: Turkish border guards shooting at, blocking fleeing Syrians

Turkish guards at the border with Syria are indiscriminately shooting at and summarily returning Syrian asylum seekers attempting to cross into Turkey, the New...

Erdoğan says Turkish military getting closer to city of Afrin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said Turkish troops are getting closer to the Syrian city of Afrin, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

EU urges Turkey to ensure rule of law

The European Union on Friday expressed concern about recent judicial developments in Turkey, urging Ankara to ensure the rule of law. "The reversal of the...

Turkish FM accuses Europe of hypocrisy over Macron’s Afrin remarks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has accused European countries of being hypocritical when speaking abouta military operation Turkey launched in northern Syria last month...

Turkey demands Russia extradite suspected terrorist Mihraç Ural

Turkey has demanded that Moscow extradite Mihraç Ural, a suspected terrorist believed to be responsible for deadly attacks in Turkey five years ago who...

Turkey rated among worst in world in WJP 2017-18 Rule of Law Index

Turkey has fallen to 101st place out of 113 countries in the World Justice Project’s 2017-18 Rule of Law Index, a comprehensive measure of adherence...

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