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Erdoğan says US threats and blackmail against Turkey will only hurt itself

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday targeted the US, which has imposed sanctions on Turkey over the continued detention and trial of an...

Steinmeier, Erdoğan exchange barbs during state dinner

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier raised human rights issues in Turkey at a state dinner in Berlin late Friday, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Cologne bans rally at mosque opening by Erdoğan over security concerns

The German city of Cologne has refused to allow a major rally in the city on Saturday on the occasion of the opening of...

Journalist expelled from Erdoğan-Merkel news conference due to slogan T-shirt

Turkish journalist Adil Yiğit was removed from a news conference held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin...

Merkel says Germany needs more evidence on Gülen movement to call it terrorist organization

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said Germany is carefully investigating Turkey’s arguments regarding the Gülen movement but that they need more evidence, Sputnik’s Turkish...

German president says Erdoğan visit does not mean normalization of relations

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that an official visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Germany does not mean normalization of relations...

Amnesty warns Moldova could expel more Turkish nationals

The director of rights organization Amnesty International Moldova (AIM), Cristina Pereteatcu, has told the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) that they believe 48 Turkish...

Former CHP deputy Erdem’s incarceration raised at human rights meeting boycotted by Turkey

A Turkish journalist living in the US brought up the incarceration on terrorism charges of former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Eren Erdem at...

Turkish intelligence given dissidents’ addresses by German police officer: report

German security agencies have identified a police officer who reportedly informed the Turkish intelligence service through the Turkish Embassy of the addresses of Turkish...

US President Trump thanks Turkey for Idlib efforts

US President Donald Trump has thanked Russia, Iran and Syria for slowing down their offensive targeting Idlib province while also expressing thanks to Turkey...

ECtHR dismisses PKK leader Öcalan’s application claiming ill treatment in prison

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday dismissed a complaint filed by Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’...

HRW calls on Germany to raise human rights violations with Erdoğan

As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan begins a two-day visit to Germany, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela...

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