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Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions

The United States and Greece signed a deal Thursday expanding their defense cooperation agreement to grant US forces broader use of Greek bases, as...

[ANALYSIS] The Blue Homeland doctrine backfired in the Med

Fatih Yurtsever* The Blue Homeland doctrine, developed by former Turkish naval officers Cihat Yaycı and Cem Gürdeniz, includes Turkey's maritime jurisdictions in the surrounding seas...

Turkish Embassy in Philippines spied on 29 Erdoğan critics

The Turkish Embassy in the Philippines spied on Turkish citizens in the country and forwarded the illegal profiling list to Ankara, which led to...

States, individuals must be held accountable for torture and ill-treatment: UN report

Failing to take measures to ensure accountability for torture and ill-treatment gives rise to legal responsibilities of not only states but also individuals under...

Turkey says ready to help but not recognize Taliban

Turkey said Thursday it was ready to help the Taliban overcome Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis but not recognize its rule as it hosted the war-scarred...

EU to face the same Afghan migration wave now at Turkey’s borders, Erdoğan tells G20 leaders

European countries will be affected by a wave of migration from Afghanistan that Turkey already faces on its southern and eastern borders, President Recep...

Turkish FM says US, Russia have responsibility for attack on Turkish forces in Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that both the US and Russia bear a responsibility for a recent attack on Turkish forces...

US condemns attack on Turkish forces in northern Syria

The United States has condemned a recent rocket attack blamed on the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, which claimed the...

Purchasing new F-16s, modernizing existing fleet possible: Turkish presidential spokesperson

Turkey can have its F-16 fighter jets modernized or buy new F-16s instead of the $1.4 billion Ankara paid for the F-35 program from...

Representatives of seized Turkish schools in Pakistan file appeal with Interior Ministry

Representatives of Turkish schools in Pakistan have filed a petition with the Pakistani Interior Ministry contesting the transfer of their schools to a Turkish...

Former Turkish Cypriot president among 42 facing entry ban to Turkey

Forty-two intellectuals, writers and politicians from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) including former president Mustafa Akıncı, all of whom are critical of...

UN Working Group urges Turkish gov’t to terminate enforced disappearances

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances urged Ankara "to prevent and terminate enforced disappearances," in its annual report on enforced or...

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