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Turkish man wounded in New Zealand mosque shooting dies: report

A Turkish man wounded in the Christchurch mosque shootings seven weeks ago died late Thursday in Christchurch Hospital, raising the death toll to 51, authorities in...

EU should stop misleading Turkey over accession, Hungarian minister says

The European Union should stop “misleading” Turkey about its prospects of membership in the bloc and instead offer it a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” Hungary’s foreign minister...

4 women, 5 children die after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

Four women and five children died on Friday after their migrant boat sank off the Turkish coast, the coastguard said, AFP reported. The boat went down off...

Turkey boycotts NATO ceremony over invitation to Greek Cypriot representative

Turkey boycotted a NATO change of command ceremony on Friday to protest the participation of a Greek Cypriot representative, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported, citing...

Minister: Turkey not distancing itself from NATO with Russian missiles deal

Turkey is not distancing itself from the NATO alliance by buying a Russian S-400 missile defense system, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday, adding that...

SCF calls for Erdoğan to stop jailing journalists in New York Times ad

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a Swedish-based rights advocacy organization, on Thursday ran an advertisement in The New York Times US edition to mark UN...

Number of migrants entering Europe via Turkey dropped by 17.6 percent in Q1

The number of irregular migrants crossing into Europe by land and sea from Turkey fell by 17.6 percent to 6,864 in the first four months of...

Turkish officials sound optimistic over Syria safe zone after meeting US delegation

Turkish officials sounded optimistic about establishing a safe zone near its southern border after a delegation from Washington visited Ankara this week to discuss issues regarding...

Turkey struggling to diversify oil imports after US cancels Iran oil waiver: minister

Turkey is not easily able to diversify its oil imports, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday, after US waivers for sanctions on oil purchases from...

Ankara denies 2 Turks detained in Libya are spies: report

Turkey has denied that two Turkish restaurant workers detained in Libya by the forces of eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar are spies, Reuters reported, citing a...

Pro-gov’t Turkish media claims Trump will visit Turkey in July

The pro-government A Haber TV station has claimed that US President Donald Trump will visit Turkey in July. The relationship between Turkey and US has been strained...

Turkey slams US State Dept. report criticizing Ankara’s crackdown on Gülen movement

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed the “2019 International Religious Freedom Report” published by the US State Department due to its criticism of Ankara’s crackdown...

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