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Germany wants Europe to suspend preparations for EU-Turkey customs union

The German government has asked the European Commission to suspend preparatory work on negotiations with Turkey for modernizing the EU-Turkey customs union because it...

Ankara slams US special envoy over remarks linking Turkey with al-Qaeda

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed recent remarks by Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition against ISIL, for...

Erdoğan daily to Trump envoy: Shameless blackmailer

The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has called Brett McGurk, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL "a shameless...

DW: Germany weighs sanctions against Turkey

Despite verbal assurances offered by the Turkish government, Germany has begun to consider economic sanctions against Turkey, Deutsche Welle reported on Sunday. According to the...

Turkish economy minister: German firms list a mistake, will never happen again

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi said on Saturday that Turkey’s submission to Interpol of a list of around 700 German companies suspected of funding...

Kyrgyz president: Those calling Turkish teachers terrorists should see a doctor

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has said those who view as terrorists teachers working at the Gülen-linked SAPAT educational institutions in the country need treatment...

US asks Turkey to ensure judicial independence, release journalists

US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert asked Turkey to ensure judicial independence and release imprisoned journalists, during a press briefing on Thursday. Nauert, who was...

Israel to Erdoğan: The days of the Ottoman Empire are over

In response to statements made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan that linked the problems in Palestine to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Israeli...

Austrian chancellor says Turkey’s EU membership is impossible

Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has said Turkey’s European Union membership is impossible, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported on Tuesday. Kern’s remarks came on Tuesday,...

Turkey says Israel’s statements are absurd, baseless and accusatory

The Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Relations Commission chairman, Taha Özhan, has responded to criticisms of Turkey made by Israel and said they are absurd, baseless...

Amnesty says Turkish FM’s ‘baseless allegations’ threaten human rights movement

In response to statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu in Brussels on Tuesday, Amnesty International’s (AI) Europe Director John Dalhuisen has said the...

EU rejects Turkey’s demand to open new chapters

During a “dialogue” meeting on Tuesday between Turkish and European Union officials in Brussels, a demand made by Turkey to open new chapters for...

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