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NY court sentences Turkish banker Atilla to 32 months for Iran sanctions evasion

A US Federal judge has sentenced Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to 32 months in prison, with credit for time already served, according to...

EU urges bolstering border forces in face of surge of Turkish asylum seekers

The EU warned on Wednesday that asylum arrivals from Turkey seeking asylum have surged this year and called on member countries to act urgently on...

Turkey’s Erdoğan meets with anti-Zionist organization in London

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday met with members of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta organization in London following Israel’s violent response to Palestinians...

ECtHR orders Turkey to pay 12,000 euros to torture victim

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 12,000 euros to Turkish citizen Mehmet Uğraş Vatandaş in pecuniary and non-pecuniary...

Deputy PM: Turkey will never return Afrin to Assad regime

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Wednesday said Turkey will never return the Afrin region of Syria to the Bashar Al Assad regime. The...

Israel freezes agricultural imports from Turkey

Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel has ordered a freeze on the import of agricultural products from Turkey following the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador...

Turkey expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza killings

The Turkish Foreign Ministry told Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Eitan Naeh to leave the country on Tuesday after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians during...

30 Turks a day have fled to Greece since snap election decision: Greek media

Thirty Turks have fled to Greece daily since the announcement of snap elections in Turkey on June 24, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported. According to...

Protestors call for release of jailed Turkish journalists as Erdoğan set to meet May

Dozens of demonstrators including representatives of international nongovernmental organizations gathered at Downing Street on Tuesday calling for the release of more than 200 journalists...

Erdoğan: Potential winners will celebrate if he’s projected to lose elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while speaking to the BBC for a special edition of “HARDtalk” scheduled to air on Monday, said his opponents would be...

Pompeo says US ‘desperately’ needs to get American pastor back from Turkey

The Trump administration is determined to bring American prisoners held in other countries back to the United States, including Pastor Andrew Brunson, currently standing...

[UPDATED] Israeli troops kill scores of Palestinians as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem

At least 62 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,700 wounded by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border, BBC reported, citing Palestinian officials. The violence erupted...

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