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RSF urges repeal of emergency decrees, end to persecution of journalists

In a letter sent today to a commission in the Turkish Parliament tasked with investigating human rights violations, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged legislators...

[VIDEO] Deputy PM says Turkey can’t insist on settlement in Syria without Assad

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said Turkey can no longer insist on any settlement for Syria's long-running war without Syrian President Bashar...

Protestors attack Turkey’s Zurich consulate with firecrackers

Protestors, allegedly sympathizers of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), threw firecrackers at the compound of the Turkish Consulate General in Zurich late on...

2 arrested in Russian envoy assassination case, but for Gülen links, not as accessories

  Two people, including a police officer, were arrested by a Turkish court over links to the Gülen movement as part of an investigation into...

Turkish FM meets Trump national security advisor-designate Flynn

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in Washington, D.C., to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, met on Wednesday with Trump’s national security advisor-designate, Michael Flynn. The...

Turkish chief of staff urges NATO to provide more support to Turkey against terror

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that NATO should assume more responsibility in counterterrorism efforts and provide tangible support to Turkey...

Reina gunman wanted in Uzbekistan

The suspect in an attack at İstanbul’s Reina nightclub that killed 39 people on New Year’s Eve is also wanted in his home country...

Deputy PM Kurtulmuş: Turkey switching its Syria policy track step by step

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Monday that Turkey is going through a process in which it is reconfiguring its Syria policy...

Pro-gov’t paper: Çavuşoğlu, Juncker argued over money in Cyprus talks

A pro-government paper claimed on Sunday that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker debated the use of money as...

PACE’s Godskesen: I wouldn’t return home if I were a Turk seeking asylum

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteur Ingebjorg Godskesen has said she would not return to Turkey if she were a Turkish...

Erdoğan says solution for Cyprus should not be expected without Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that a solution to the Cyprus problem should not be expected without Turkey, a day after...

Report: 89 Turkish citizens sought asylum in Norway in 2016

A Norwegian newspaper reported on Friday that 89 Turkish citizens had applied for asylum in Norway in 2016, including military officers and diplomats, saying...

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