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EP shadow rapporteur suggests response to rule of despotism in Turkey

Dr. Renate Sommer, a German Christian Democrat member of the European Parliament since 1999 and and also the European People’s Party’s (EPP) standing rapporteur...

Netherlands disallows visit of Turkish mayor

On the first anniversary of a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands, The Hague has disallowed the planned visit of a ruling party...

OSCE urges Turkey to free jailed journalists, drop unfounded charges

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Thursday reacted to an İstanbul high criminal court decision that gave prison sentences ranging...

CPJ calls on Turkey to stop equating journalism with terrorism

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday condemned a Turkish court's decision earlier in the day to sentence 25 journalists to prison on...

Turkey, Iraq to conduct joint operation against Kurdish militants: Report

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Thursday said Turkey and the Iraqi central government would carry out a joint operation against Kurdish militants in...

Report: Saudi crown prince calls Turkey part of ‘triangle of evil’

Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described the Turkish government as part of a “triangle of evil” along with Iran and...

US says violence will escalate if Turkish forces enter Afrin city center

US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said at a press briefing on Tuesday that Turkish forces entering the city center of Afrin in northwestern...

Germany won’t withdraw travel warning while Turkey’s emergency rule still in force

Germany is not prepared to reconsider its travel warning as long as Turkey continues to impose a state of emergency, acting German Foreign Minister Sigmar...

Turkey, Russia, Iran to hold Syria summit in April, says spokesman

Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, a spokesperson for the Turkish...

[UPDATE] Ankara again asks Berlin to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Muslim

Turkey said on Monday it had issued a second extradition request for Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, calling for his temporary detention and extradition...

US Embassy in Ankara to be closed March 5 due to security threat

The US Embassy in Turkey’s capital of Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat, and only emergency...

US calls on Turkey to cease human rights abuses, restore democracy

A member of the Delegation of the United States to the UN Human Rights Council in an address during the organization’s 37th session in...

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