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Turkey dismisses US human rights report as ‘baseless’

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized a report by the US State Department on human rights practices in the country, dismissing it as...

Armenia and Turkey agree to open common border for third country citizens, diplomats

Armenia and Turkey have agreed to open their common border for citizens of third countries and persons with diplomatic passports prior to the commencement...

Iraq halts crude exports from Kurdistan, Kirkuk after arbitration win against Turkey: report

Iraq has suspended crude exports of 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and northern Kirkuk fields after winning a long-running...

Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland’s NATO bid

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved a bill ratifying Finland's bid to join NATO, effectively taking Helsinki another step toward membership of the...

Bosnia demands extradition of war criminal from Turkey

Bosnia formally asked Turkey to extradite a convicted war criminal, a court said Thursday, after the former general Sakib Mahmuljin fled the Balkan country...

Turkey missing again in participant list of Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Turkey has again been left off the list of invitees to an online summit that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden March...

Senator Menendez tears into Turkey, says it does not deserve new F-16s

US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez harshly criticized Turkey's actions and human rights record on Wednesday, stating that...

Sweden approves NATO entry as Turkey, Hungary ratifications drag on

Sweden's parliament voted Wednesday in favor of joining NATO despite delays by Hungary and Turkey to ratify its membership bid, which will likely lead...

US targets Iranian, Turkish entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s weapons program

The United States Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned four entities and three individuals in Iran and Turkey for procuring equipment, including European-origin engines for unmanned...

US State Department human rights report cites Albania’s closure of Gülen-linked schools

The US State Department included Albania's decision to close two schools allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Turkey, in...

Erdoğan pledges to ease Iraq’s water shortage problem

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged Tuesday to step up the flow of water along the Tigris River to drought-stricken Iraq for one month,...

7 billion euro pledge sends message that quake survivors in Turkey, Syria not alone: Swedish PM

A pledge of 7 billion euros in assistance sends the message to people affected by devastating earthquakes in Turkey in early February that they...

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