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GRECO concerned about lack of judicial independence, transparency of legislative process in Turkey

The Council of Europe’s 49-member Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two reports assessing Turkey’s record on preventing and combating corruption, which...

Swiss investigate alleged Turkish attempt to kidnap Gülen-linked businessman

Switzerland is investigating whether Turkish diplomats planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman as part of a crackdown after a 2016 coup attempt...

USCIRF condemns indictment against American Pastor Andrew Brunson

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday issued a statement condemning an indictment filed by a Turkish prosecutor charging US citizen...

Germany launches investigations into controversial boxing club linked to Turkish gov’t

German prosecutors on Tuesday morning initiated investigations into members of Osmanen Germania BC, a controversial boxing club in three regions of the country that...

Turkey seeks life in prison for US pastor

A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday demanded life imprisonment for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, over alleged...

Cases launched against 3 for spying on Erdoğan critics in Denmark

Three people are facing trial on charges of spying on critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Evrensel daily reported on Monday based...

Report reveals Turkey’s passport cancellation against domestic, int’l law

The Platform for Peace and Justice (PPJ) on Saturday released a report titled “Cancellation of Turkish Passports and Prevention of the Freedom of Movement”...

Russia to begin delivering S-400 system to Turkey in 2020

A Russian presidential aide on military cooperation on Monday said Russia will begin fulfilling a contract with Turkey for the delivery of an S-400...

Washington Post: Erdogan transforming Turkey into totalitarian prison

The tweet has been turned into a crime, and a troubled democracy is being turned into a dictatorship in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip...

Report: US reducing presence at Turkish airbase amid tensions with Ankara

The US military has sharply reduced combat operations at Turkey’s İncirlik Air Base and is considering permanent cutbacks there, according to The Wall Street...

Erdoğan bashes NATO for not siding with Turkey in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday lambasted NATO for not giving support to Turkey, accusing the US of helping terrorist organizations, the state-run...

Report: Diyanet mosque in Germany set on fire

Berlin’s Kocasinan Mosque, managed by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), part of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), was set on fire...

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