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Theologians say Islamic sources cannot be used as pretext to attack LGBT individuals

A Turkish imam’s homophobic comments led to an investigation in Belgium, which brought into the spotlight Islam’s views on LGBT. Theologian Ahmet Kurucan says...

Uyghurs living in Turkey fear deportation to China as police detain dozens

Turkey is accused of detaining Uyghur refugees for alleged ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and sending them to...

Greece, France sign warplane deal in message to Turkey

Greece and France signed a 2.5 billion euro ($3 billion) warplane deal on Monday as part of a burgeoning arms program to counter Turkish...

Greece, Turkey open first crisis talks since 2016

Greece and Turkey bowed to EU and NATO pressure on Monday and opened the first direct talks in nearly five years over their explosive eastern Mediterranean...

Turkey warns EU against ‘language of sanctions’

Turkey's foreign minister on Friday warned the EU against using sanctions as Brussels demanded "tangible outcomes" from a push to repair ties strained by...

Turkish, Russian forces ignore Libya exit deadline under fragile truce

Turkish and Russian forces ignored a deadline to pull out of Libya as scheduled Saturday under a UN-backed ceasefire deal, highlighting the fragility of...

Wary EU eyes improved Turkey ties as foreign minister visits Brussels

The EU's top diplomat on Thursday welcomed Turkey's foreign minister as Brussels presses Ankara to make good on recent gestures from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Facing potentially less friendly Biden administration, Erdoğan extends olive branch to EU

Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what...

Germany hails ‘positive signals’ from Turkey on eastern Mediterranean

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas during a visit to Ankara on Monday hailed "positive signals" from Turkey on the thorny issue of gas exploration in...

Unable to get a meeting with Biden himself, Erdoğan turns to his defense minister

US President-elect Joe Biden has yet to respond to a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a meeting that was communicated weeks...

Greece calls on EU to pressure Turkey to take back 1,500 migrants

Greece on Thursday called on European Union authorities to better enforce a landmark 2016 migrant deal and ensure that Turkey take back nearly 1,500...

Austria deports Turkish spy

Austrian authorities have deported Feyyaz Ö., a man who was previously arrested on charges of plotting to assassinate Austrian politician Berivan Aslan on behalf...

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