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US closes down gov’t buildings in Gaziantep

The US has closed down government offices in Gaziantep, southeast Turkey, due to the security risk posed by the conflict in neighboring Syria. The statement...

Tension rises between Armenia, Azerbaijan as 4 killed

One Azeri civilian and three Armenian soldiers have been killed in a renewed escalation of tension between the countries, as Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Obama: Erdoğan’s approach to press could lead Turkey down a “troubling” path

US President Barack Obama has said that he is been troubled by Turkey's repression of the press and democratic debate under President Recep Tayyip...

Report: Brookings threatened to cancel Erdoğan speech after bodyguards’ violence

The US-based Brookings Institution threatened to cancel a planned speech by Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdoğan after his security guards physically and verbally attacked...

Prosecutor investigates Novartis bribery claims

The Ankara Public Prosecutors Office has initiated an investigation into the allegations that Novartis pharmaceutical company has been engaging in bribery. The Swiss-based pharmaceutical company...

Minister: Turkish gov´t “not worried” about Zarrab case in US

The Turkish government has "no worries" regarding the ongoing investigation in the US against a controversial Iranian-born Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ...

Amnesty: Turkey forcibly returning refugees to Syria

Turkey has forcibly returned hundreds of Syrian refugees to their homeland since mid-January, Amnesty International (AI) has said, pointing out that this practice exposes...

Erdoğan meets Obama, discusses security, ISIL

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with US President Barack Obama on Thursday on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington, where they discussed...

Journalists attacked by Erdoğan’s bodyguards in US

Journalists and protestors critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were attacked by presidential body guards in Washington as Erdoğan was readying to give a...

White House expects ‘informal’ Obama-Erdoğan meeting at nuclear summit

The White House said it expects US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to have an “informal discussion” during the course...

Turkish terror fugitive Mihraç Ural reportedly killed in Syria

Mihraç Ural, a long-time fugitive wanted by the Turkish law enforcement who is known to have close ties with the Syrian regime, was killed...

Turkey summons German ambassador over satirical song critical of Erdoğan

The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned Germany's ambassador to Ankara to explain a satirical song broadcast on a German TV earlier this month entitled...

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