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UN calls on Turkey to stop jailing women with children

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday said 600 women with young children were being held in...

[UPDATE] Turkey rebuts US concern over humanitarian situation in Afrin

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday criticized a press statement issued earlier in the day by the spokesperson for the US Department of State...

Erdoğan says Turkish military operation in Iraq’s Sinjar imminent

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday called on the Iraqi government take measures against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members in Sinjar, underlining...

UAE FM says Israel, Iran and Turkey pose threat to the region

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of United Arab Emirates, has said Iran, Israel and Turkey pose...

British woman volunteering with YPJ killed in Turkish airstrike on Afrin: Reports

A British woman volunteering with the YPJ, the all-female armed unit of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), was killed by a Turkish...

YPG says resistance in Afrin will continue until town is liberated

The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Autonomous Administration in Afrin, northwest Syria, said in a joint statement on Sunday that “the...

Turkish military takes control of Afrin town center

The Turkish military said on Sunday it had taken complete control of the Afrin town center in northwestern Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson

An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...

Turkish FM bashes Kazakh journalist for question over abduction scandal in Switzerland

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday refused to answer two questions from a Kazakh journalist during a joint press conference in Astana, likening...

Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers

A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a...

Man asks Austrian police for help after Turkish consulate tries to seize passport

Thirty-seven-year-old businessman Yavuz Bulbul took refuge with Austrian police after officers at the Turkish Consulate General in Vienna attempted to seize his passport over...

Bulgaria rebuts controversial Erdoğan statement on ‘spiritual’ borders

Bulgaria’s foreign ministry told Turkey on Tuesday that internationally agreed borders cannot be changed, reacting to a statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who...

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