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Merkel says EU leaders to discuss future ties with Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that EU leaders will have an open debate next week on future relations with Turkey, but would...

Report: Pakistani gov’t deports abducted Kaçmaz family to Turkey

Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family, who were abducted from their home in Lahore at midnight on Sept. 27, were reportedly deported by...

NYT: US should remove nuclear weapons from Turkey before relations collapse

A New York Times editorial published on Friday suggests that the US move some 50 tactical nuclear weapons stationed at Turkey’s İncirlik Airbase before...

PACE urges Turkey to drop charges against human rights activists, release them

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Friday urged the Turkish government to drop all charges against human rights activists jailed...

Turkey will urge African education ministers to close Gülen schools

Increasing the pressure on African countries for the closure of schools run by people linked to the Gülen movement, the Turkish government will host...

Hundreds of Turkish officials seek asylum in Germany

Some 600 senior Turkish officials have sought asylum in Germany since a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, Deutsche Welle (DW)...

Arrested US Consulate employee meets with lawyers

US Consulate General in Istanbul staff member Metin Topuz, whose arrest has sparked a crisis between Turkey and the US, met with his lawyers...

Criminal complaint against US ambassador alleges involvement in failed coup

Ahmet Kabadayı, president of the National Unity and Fraternity Federation (MBKF), a pro-government Turkish NGO, has filed a criminal complaint against departing US Ambassador...

Erdoğan to EU: If you are honest, end the accession process. We don’t need you

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday targeted European Union leaders, accusing them of not being honest about Turkey’s accession to the bloc and...

NATO chief urges US, Turkey to end row

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday urged the US and Turkey to find a solution to a recent crisis in relations between the two...

Turkey positions troops in Syria’s Idlib province

Turkish troops on Friday entered the northern Syrian province of Idlib as part of the Astana agreement and started establishing observation posts, the state-run...

WP: Erdoğan devoted half of 90-minute meeting with former VP Biden to Zarrab’s release

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan demanded the release of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold dealer who is about to go on trial on money-laundering...

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