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UN demands release of Turkish judge serving on war crimes panel

The United Nations has demanded the release of Turkish judge Aydın Sefa Akay, who is serving on the UN war crimes panel and was...

Turkey arrests another Kurdish mayor after 5 days of detention

Sabite Ekinci, co-mayor of the Varto district of eastern Muş province, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, Turkish...

Turkey’s Erdoğan congratulates US President-elect Donald Trump

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump during a phone call on Wednesday and discussed improving relations and cooperating in fighting terrorism,...

[UPDATE] EP Rapporteur Piri: EU should immediately freeze talks with Turkey

  After the European Commission presented its enlargement report including the annual Turkey report on Wednesday, European Parliament (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said the...

EU minister: Report on Turkey far from constructive

Reacting to the severe criticism of Turkey for serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in the latest European Union progress...

EU report: Turkey backsliding in fundamental rights, rule of law

The European Union’s Turkey 2016 Report, released on Wednesday, strongly criticized Turkey as a candidate country for backsliding in the areas of rule of law...

Erdoğan slams Europeans for comparing post-coup purge to Nazi tactics

In response to recent comments made by the Luxembourg foreign minister, who compared the practices of the Turkish government in a massive post-coup purge...

Turkish PM congratulates Trump, asks him to extradite cleric Gülen

Following the unexpected election victory of Donald J. Trump in the US, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım congratulated the president-elect on Wednesday and called...

Amnesty International launches campaign for action against media crackdown in Turkey

The London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has launched a campaign for urgent action against the Turkish government’s increasing control over media outlets following...

Prisoner sets self on fire to protest arrest of pro-Kurdish HDP deputies

Under arrest in Kocaeli’s Gebze Women’s Prison, 26-year-old Zehra Epli set herself on fire in what other inmates say was a protest of the...

HDP Co-chair Demirtaş in solitary confinement since last week, lawyer says

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş is being kept in solitary confinement in Edirne Prison for psychological torture, Aysel Tuğluk, a lawyer representing...

Turkish police detain mother of 4 after failing to chase husband down

Police detained an Antalya housewife after failing to apprehend her husband, who is wanted for his former employment at Antalya International University. The university has...

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