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Turkish refugees pushed back from Greek shore by unidentified masked men: report

A group of Turkish asylum seekers claimed that following an attempt to cross the Turkish border via the Evros River in northeastern Greece on Friday evening,...

Kurdish protesters rush Amnesty London office, demand statement on Öcalan’s ‘isolation’

Some 40 Kurdish protesters forced their way into Amnesty International’s International Secretariat in London on Friday night, insisting that the NGO release a statement about ongoing prison...

Erdoğan calls on EU to halt accession talks if Turkey unwanted in union

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again claimed that Ankara had fulfilled all criteria for becoming a member of the European Union and urged Brussels to halt...

International community should condemn Erdoğan’s remarks, Armenia says

Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday called on the international community to strongly condemn Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments on the Armenian genocide. “Armenia urges the international...

Operation in Syria’s Idlib province on table but not practical right now: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he was not ruling out Syrian forces, backed by Russian air power, launching a full-scale assault on militants in...

Turkey indicts third US Consulate employee in İstanbul on terrorism charges

Turkey has indicted a third US Consulate employee and his wife and daughter on charges of membership of a terrorist group, according to a copy of...

Russia disappointed after Turkey, rebels lose control of Idlib to terrorists

Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Aleksandr Lavrentyev said Moscow was disappointed after Turkey and moderate armed rebels lost control of Syria’s Idlib region to terrorist...

Turkey 6th most angry nation among 140 countries: poll

Turkey is the sixth most angry nation in the world, according to Gallup’s 2019 Global Emotions Report published on Thursday. For the report, the polling company...

Astana partners condemn US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Turkey, Russia and Iran on Friday condemned the US decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Syria’s occupied Golan Heights, the Anadolu news agency reported.  In a joint...

Ankara trying to convince US to allow Iranian oil imports: ministry

Ankara is trying to convince the United States to allow refiner Tüpraş to continue purchasing crude oil from Iran despite ongoing sanctions, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

Columbia University reschedules event on Turkey after abruptly cancelling it

Columbia University has rescheduled a panel event focused on the collapse of the rule of law in Turkey for this Friday after having abruptly called off...

Brazil arrests Gülen-linked businessman on extradition request from Turkey

Turkish businessman Ali Sipahi, who has been living in Brazil since 2007, was arrested in Sao Paulo on an extradition request from Ankara, which accuses him...

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