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Erdoğan says Russia violating agreement in Syria’s Idlib: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Ankara is losing patience with the military assault in Syria’s Idlib region, adding that Russia is violating agreements aimed...

Western gov’ts call on Turkey to reform judiciary, respect freedom of speech at human rights review

More than 10 Western governments urged Turkey to reform its judiciary to ensure its independence and to uphold freedom of expression during the third cycle of...

Turkey says will retaliate ‘without hesitation’ for any attack on Syria observation posts

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it would retaliate “in the strongest way, without hesitation” against any attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on its...

Jailed visual journalist’s work to be exhibited at New York art gallery

Forty works of art by visual journalist Fevzi Yazıcı, created mostly in prison as he has been behind bars since August 2016 on terrorism and coup...

Turkey’s Interior Ministry blocks aid sent by HDP in earthquake-hit region

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) claimed on Sunday that humanitarian aid it sent to Elazığ, struck by an earthquake on Friday, was blocked by authorities on orders...

Rescue teams halt operations as death toll rises to 41 in Turkey earthquake

Emergency teams on Monday halted their search and rescue operations among the rubble in Turkey’s southeastern province of Elazığ, which was hit by a strong earthquake...

European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur criticizes Ankara’s anti-terror approach

The European Parliament’s Turkey Rapporteur Nacho Sanchez Amor has criticized Ankara’s excessive use of terrorist labeling, saying that calling everyone a terrorist undermines real counterterrorism efforts. “If we...

65 percent of Turks say economy is number one problem

Sixty-five percent of the Turkish public thinks the economy presents the most pressing problem in their lives, according to a December survey conducted by the MetroPOLL...

Erdoğan urges int’l pressure for tentative Libya truce as Merkel visits Turkey: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that the “environment of chaos” in Libya threatens to affect the whole Mediterranean basin and urged international...

40 police officers detained over alleged Gülen links

Turkish law enforcement on Friday detained 40 police officers as part of an investigation into alleged Gülen movement followers in the police force, the state-run Anadolu...

Amnesty asks Merkel to work for release of Kavala, other activists during Turkey visit

Amnesty International has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will travel to Turkey this week, to take action for the release of jailed businessman and...

NATO, Turkey still at odds over Russian missile purchase: Stoltenberg

NATO and key member Turkey have failed to find common ground over Russia’s controversial delivery of an S-400 air defense system to Ankara, the military alliance’s...

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