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US Senate committee passes bill restricting loans to Turkey

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Thursday passed a bill restricting US loans to Turkey “until the Turkish government stops the arbitrary...

[UPDATE] Ankara defies Trump’s sanction threat

Turkey on Thursday slammed remarks by US President Donald Trump after he threatened the country with sanctions unless Ankara releases a detained American pastor,...

Trump, Pence threaten Turkey with ‘large sanctions’ if Brunson not released

The US administration is upping the pressure on Ankara over its detention and ongoing trial of Andrew Brunson, an American Christian pastor who stands...

Washington vows to press Ankara until Brunson is ‘fully released’

The US administration has announced that it will not stop pressing Turkey until Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was put under house arrest after two...

German intelligence says it spies on activities of pro-AKP UETD

The head of the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has confirmed that it is spying...

Ankara warns Ottawa over Canadian-made assault rifle seized from PKK

Turkey has warned Ottawa over a Canadian-made weapon recently seized during an operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Hürriyet Daily News reported,...

Turkish president refuses to implement new US sanctions on Iran

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said Turkey would not implement new US sanctions targeting Iran, underlining that it would be a violation of...

Turkey’s Erdoğan to discuss Idlib with Russia’s Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday he would discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin ways to protect Syrians from potential attack in...

Turkish court moves US cleric Brunson from jail to house arrest

A Turkish court on Wednesday released from prison American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 on espionage and terror charges, putting...

FM Çavuşoğlu: Turkey will not implement US sanctions on Iran

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has reiterated that Turkey will not implement the United States’ unilateral sanctions on Iran, noting that Ankara has conveyed this...

US congressional negotiators agree to prohibit F-35 delivery to Turkey

The US Senate and House of Representatives have come together on a $716 billion defense spending report that would prohibit the transfer of F-35...

Erdoğan lambastes Israel over new law, Netanyahu calls it a compliment

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that an Israeli law declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination legitimizes oppression and...

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