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UN may ask Turkey to open borders if Idlib offensive starts, official says

United Nations humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland has said the UN is making preparations for a battle in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib and will ask Turkey...

Main avenue in Syria’s Afrin city named after Erdoğan

One of the main avenues in the Syrian city of Afrin has been named after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the state-run Anadolu news...

WSJ: US is positioned to impose new penalties on Turkey as talks fail

The US failed to secure assurances on Wednesday from Turkey to immediately free an American pastor, US officials said, deepening a crisis between the...

Top European court backs German visa hurdle for Turks

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that a German language requirement imposed for permanent residence by the city of Stuttgart did...

Erdoğan to pay state visit to Germany in late September

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a state visit to Germany Sept. 28-29, a spokeswoman for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday amid...

US Embassy reiterates friendship with Turkey despite tensions

The Embassy of the United States in Ankara has stressed friendship with Turkey despite ongoing tensions, the Hürriyet Daily News reported. "The United States continues...

Turks seeking asylum in Germany hit record high in July

The number of Turkish citizens who applied for asylum in Germany increased dramatically following the June 24 elections in Turkey, hitting a record high...

Pro-Erdoğan daily: Coup memorandum in 2016 written by an American

The pro-government Yeni Şafak newspaper on Tuesday wrote that a coup memorandum of July 15, 2015 was written by a person named "John," claiming...

54 German citizens denied entry to Turkey this year, German FM says

The German Foreign Ministry has announced that 54 German citizen were denied entry to Turkish territory in the first seven months of the year,...

Turkish Foreign Ministry condemns assassination attempt targeting Maduro

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a written statement in support of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, “strongly”...

Erdoğan: Turkey to retaliate for sanctions by freezing assets of 2 US Cabinet secretaries

Turkey will freeze the assets of two United States Cabinet secretaries in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions on Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced...

Pompeo hopeful Turkey will release Brunson ‘in the coming days’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he hoped Americans detained in Turkey would be released “in the coming days,” Reuters reported. “I...

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