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US Senate persists in attempts to block delivery of F-35s to Turkey

A US Senate subcommittee passed a spending bill on Thursday including a provision to block the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...

Concerns of fairness grow as 2 OSCE election observers refused entry to Turkey

The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has barred two European parliamentarians from entering Turkey to participate in an Organization for Security...

Turkey takes delivery of first JSF jets despite congressional opposition

Turkey took delivery of its first two F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets at a ceremony on Thursday in Forth Worth, Texas, despite the opposition...

Turkish FM threatens action if UN fails to end PKK presence in Makhmur

Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, has warned the United Nations if they do not take measures regarding the presence of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...

UN human rights panel calls on Turkish gov’t to release jailed journalists

International human rights and press freedom organizations called on the Turkish government to immediately release imprisoned journalists during the 38th session of the UN...

17 press freedom defenders write open letter to future Turkish president

Seventeen international organizations defending freedom of expression and the press published a joint letter on Wednesday on the Index of Censorship website addressing all...

ECtHR fines Turkey over jail sentences for ‘revolutionary’ slogans

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay a total of 10,000 euros to Emrah Sarıtaş (31) and Mesut Geyik...

Switzerland issues arrest warrants for 2 Turkish diplomats

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman,...

US Senate passes bill that could block transfer of F-35s to Turkey

The US Senate on Monday passed a bill that could be used to block or slow the transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey,...

Turkish, US soldiers begin patrols near Manbij in northern Syria

Turkish and US soldiers have started independent patrols in northern Syria along the line separating Turkish-controlled areas from the town of Manbij where Ankara...

44 members of US Congress urge Mattis to halt F-35 delivery to Turkey

It would be “inconceivable” for the United States to go through with a deal supplying advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, 44 members of...

Turkish, US military officials reach agreement on plan for Manbij

Turkey's military said Thursday that Turkish and US officials, meeting in Germany this week, have reached an agreement on a plan for the strategic...

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