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Jagland talks to Turkish justice minister for the release of jailed rights defenders

Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, held a phone conversation with Turkey’s Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül and called for the release...

AI: EU leaders must press Turkey on human rights

Iverna McGowan, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said ahead of a European Council meeting on Oct. 19 and 20 which is expected...

[OPINION] Turkish President Erdoğan bullies US to save drug traffickers 

Abdullah Bozkurt A vicious campaign launched by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against the US Justice Department’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stems from the fact...

Turkish PM welcomes Kirkuk takeover by Baghdad

Turkish Prime Minister and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairperson Binali Yıldırım said on Tuesday that Turkey welcomes the takeover of Kirkuk...

Turkey’s security council seeks closure of airspace to KRG

Turkey's National Security Council (MGK), chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the presidential palace in Ankara, has recommended that Turkey close its airspace...

MHP leader says Barzani should be captured

Chairperson of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has said that if the need arises, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in...

Wife, daughter of US Consulate staff member released on probation

The wife and the daughter of a US Consulate staff member for whom Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Oct. 8 over alleged...

Report: US Embassy resumes visa services for emergency health, humanitarian cases

Amid a diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington, the US Embassy resumed visa issuance for emergency health and humanitarian cases while continuing to suspend...

Turkish FM says ready to cooperate with Iraq against PKK, KRG

The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Monday that Turkey is ready to cooperate with the central Iraqi government to end the presence in Kirkuk...

US delegation arrives in Ankara to discuss diplomatic row

A US diplomatic delegation arrived in Ankara on Monday in a bid to resolve a diplomatic crisis between the two countries over a mutual suspension...

Report: Erdoğan spies infiltrate German Federal Office For Refugees

A pro-Kurdish news outlet claimed on Sunday that spies affiliated with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have infiltrated Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and...

EP’s Harms criticizes Pakistani gov’t for deporting Kaçmaz family to Turkey

Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament, on Sunday criticized the Pakistan government for deporting Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family, who...

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