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Turkey investigating dozens for ‘provocative’ social media posts about earthquake

Turkish prosecutors are investigating dozens of people for "provocative" social media messages about a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey, AFP reported, citing Turkish media. The death toll...

Despite refugee deal only 189 migrants were returned to Turkey in 2019: report

Despite a 2016 refugee agreement between the European Union and Turkey, only 189 irregular migrants who crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece were returned to Turkey...

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...

[UPDATE] Death toll in earthquake hitting Turkey’s east climbs to 41

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 41 people and damaging buildings near the epicenter of the tremor, which was...

39-year-old teacher purged after 2016 coup succumbs to cancer

Timur Karataş, a 39-year-old purge victim who was dismissed from his job as high school teacher after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died on Friday...

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...

Merkel discusses freedom of expression and media with Turkish NGOs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday met with representatives of Turkey’s leading nongovernmental organizations during a visit to the country, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported. Lawyer Veysel Ok, the...

EU rejects Ankara’s accusations of failing to honor 2016 refugee deal: report

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has rejected Turkey’s accusations that Brussels has failed to honor its side of a refugee deal signed between the two...

EU will not agree to Libya deal unless Turkey accord scrapped: Greek PM

The European Union will not agree to a political solution to Libya’s factional conflict unless Turkey and Libya abandon a maritime accord they signed in November,...

Moscow denies reports claiming Russia will recognize Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has denied rumors that Moscow plans to recognize Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus which, according to some Turkish media reports would take...

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...

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