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Turkey postpones NATO talks with Sweden, Finland
Turkey on Tuesday postponed NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland, further denting the Nordic neighbors’ hopes of joining the Western defense alliance after...
Pro-gov’t TV station fires reporter over controversial news on poverty in Turkey
The pro-government Habertürk TV has fired a reporter who recently reported on a young boy who said his mother bought him “meat” as a...
Jailed Kurdish politician to challenge Erdoğan’s presidential candidacy with election authority
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not legally eligible to run in the upcoming presidential election and that...
VOA reporter called ‘provocateur’ for asking MHP chair about murder of former Grey Wolves president
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has described a reporter from Voice of America's Turkish edition who asked the party’s leader about the recent...
Far-right leader slams top court for extending proceedings on HDP closure
A far-right Turkish party leader has accused the Constitutional Court of “lending support to terrorism” for considering a request by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...
Turkey stops issuing residence permits to new Russian arrivals: report
Russian citizens relocating to Turkey in recent weeks are being refused residence permits, The Moscow Times reported, citing independent Russian-language media outlet Current Time.Since...
2 dead, 2 injured in fire in Armenian church in İstanbul
Two people died and two were injured in a fire that broke out in the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Catholic Church in İstanbul, the Demirören...
Turkey summons Dutch envoy over Quran protest
Turkey on Tuesday summoned the Dutch ambassador to express its deep displeasure with an anti-Islam protest in The Hague targeting the Quran, Agence France-Presse...
Finland says must consider joining NATO without Sweden
Finland said for the first time Tuesday that it had to consider joining NATO without Sweden, whose bid appeared to grind to a halt...
US says ‘repugnant’ Sweden Quran burning could be sabotage
The United States said Monday that a far-right activist's "repugnant" burning of the Quran may have been sabotage against unity in NATO, with Turkey...
Erdoğan warns Sweden on NATO bid after Quran burning
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the...
Sweden, Finland should take action for NATO bid, put an end to protests: Turkish minister
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has called on Sweden and Finland to exercise the power entrusted to them by the people and take the...