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CoE’s Jagland meets Turkey’s PM, FM amid hundreds of purge complaints to ECtHR

Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland met with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and the president of the Constitutional Court on...

Ties strained as Turkish FM admits keeping German counterpart waiting on phone

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has admitted that he twice refused to take a call from German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Nov. 8....

EU report expresses concern about purge against Gülen movement

The progress report on Turkey that was issued on Wednesday by the European Commission expressed concern over the Turkish government's purge against Gülen movement...

UN demands release of Turkish judge serving on war crimes panel

The United Nations has demanded the release of Turkish judge Aydın Sefa Akay, who is serving on the UN war crimes panel and was...

Turkey’s ErdoÄŸan congratulates US President-elect Donald Trump

Turkish President Tayyip ErdoÄŸan congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump during a phone call on Wednesday and discussed improving relations and cooperating in fighting terrorism,...

[UPDATE] EP Rapporteur Piri: EU should immediately freeze talks with Turkey

  After the European Commission presented its enlargement report including the annual Turkey report on Wednesday, European Parliament (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said the...

EU minister: Report on Turkey far from constructive

Reacting to the severe criticism of Turkey for serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in the latest European Union progress...

EU report: Turkey backsliding in fundamental rights, rule of law

The European Union’s Turkey 2016 Report, released on Wednesday, strongly criticized Turkey as a candidate country for backsliding in the areas of rule of law...

ErdoÄŸan slams Europeans for comparing post-coup purge to Nazi tactics

In response to recent comments made by the Luxembourg foreign minister, who compared the practices of the Turkish government in a massive post-coup purge...

WSJ reports EU considering a freeze on accession talks with Turkey

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday that the European Union is considering freezing negotiations with Turkey in its bid to join the...

EU calls on Turkey to respect human rights, rule of law

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini urged Ankara in a declaration on Tuesday to resume political...

Putin confidante makes surprising appearance at AKP meeting

Alexandr Dugin, believed to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeared as a guest at a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) meeting...

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