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EU confirms allocating $1.7 billion for refugee facility in Turkey

The European Union has confirmed that it will make a contribution of €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) to a refugee facility in Turkey, EU foreign...

European Parliament approves report asking for suspension of talks with Turkey

In a move that was expected, the European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report asking for the suspension of EU accession talks with Turkey,...

Gülen-linked educators abducted from Kosovo to be tried for ‘espionage’

A court in Istanbul accepted an indictment on Wednesday for six men linked to the faith-based Gülen movement who were abducted from Kosovo in...

Escalating violence in Syria’s Idlib threatens truce reached by Turkey, Russia: report

The alarming violence in the Idlib region threatens to unravel a truce reached between Turkey and Russia last year that averted a bloody assault...

Erdoğan calls Netanyahu a tyrant who massacred Palestinian babies

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a "tyrant" who "massacred" Palestinian babies, in the latest...

Turkey closes airspace to Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Turkey has closed its airspace to all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 type aircraft, according to a statement from the Turkish Transportation and...

Political developments in Turkey keeping German tourists away: survey

Eighty percent of German citizens do not want to vacation in Turkey due to political developments in the country, according to a survey conducted...

THY grounds all Boeing 737 Max aircraft as of March 13

Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), has grounded all commercial flights by its Boeing 737 MAX models as of March 13 until uncertainty over...

Turkey extends accreditation of 1 German journalist after initial refusal

The press credentials of German journalist Jorg Brase have been renewed by the Turkish government, which at first had refused to do so, forcing...

Turkey’s foreign minister says Israeli aggression on the rise due to US encouragement

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday said Israel’s aggression has been increasing as a result of American encouragement after the closure of some...

US Embassy in Kosovo lauds parliamentary inquiry into expulsion of Gülen-linked Turks

The US Embassy in Kosovo has issued a statement hailing a parliamentary inquiry into the expulsion of six Turkish nationals in March 2018 due...

European rights court orders Turkey to compensate owner of shut-down Kurdish daily

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ordered Turkey to compensate the owner of a Kurdish newspaper that was shut down in...

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