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Turkey’s chief justice links noncompliance with ECtHR rulings to refugee crisis, terrorism fight

The president of Turkey’s Constitutional Court attributed the country’s failure to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to its refugee...

[OPINION] Germany’s fragile civility in a time of rising populism

Yasemin Aydın* Last week, Germany’s “traffic light” coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) collapsed over fundamental economic disagreements, leading to...

Erdoğan, Qatari emir sign agreements in Ankara on trade, military cooperation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, signed eight agreements in Ankara on Thursday aiming...

Greek spy agency releases documents on 1974 crisis in Cyprus

The Greek state intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had declassified archival documents related to the Greek-led coup in Cyprus in 1974 and the...

Turkish gov’t tightens its grip on opposition mayors over alleged irregular spending, unpaid debts

In yet another example of growing government pressure on opposition-run municipalities in Turkey, Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations of three municipalities run by main...

Police seize 4.8 tons of drugs, detain 1,780 across Turkey in 2 weeks

Turkish police have seized 4.8 tons of drugs and detained 1,780 people across the country in the last two weeks in narcotics operations, Interior...

Pro-Kurdish party officials hold protest in Ankara against removal of mayors as 5 more arrested

Officials from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) condemned the appointment of trustees to opposition-held municipalities as a “coup” by the...

BRICS offered Turkey partner country status, Turkish trade minister says

Turkey was offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said, as Ankara continues its efforts to balance...

European rights court orders Turkey to pay millions in damages to victims of post-coup purge

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay damages to 468 individuals, ruling their detention in the aftermath of a...

Germany approves sale of Eurofighter jets to Turkey, defense minister says

Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler announced that Germany has approved the sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, lifting a...

Majority of Kurdish voters oppose trustee appointments, expect practice to continue

An overwhelming majority of Kurdish voters disapprove of appointing trustees to opposition-held municipalities, yet believe that the government will continue the practice, according to...

İstanbul’s historic baths keep hamam tradition alive

For centuries, hamams were central to Ottoman society, and while they fell out of use in Turkey with the advent of running water, many...

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