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OSCE’s Désir: Seizure of newspaper a setback to media pluralism in Turkey

The closure of the Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper and the appointment of a trustee to head it is a major attack on the independence of...

[UPDATE] Kosovo’s PM says not informed of deportation of Gülen-linked educators to Turkey

Kosovar Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said in a tweet that he was not informed by any state institution about the deportation to Turkey of...

Turkish lawyer calls for arrest of former US district attorney Preet Bharara

The US district attorney who launched the trial of Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla for violating sanctions on Iran may think twice about setting...

Atilla lawyers ask judge to ‘temper justice with mercy’ in a lesser sentence

Lawyers for Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who was convicted in New York federal court in January of violating US sanctions on Iran, asked...

PACE co-rapporteurs to make fact-finding visit to Turkey

Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be making...

Turkish court rules to keep Greek soldiers in prison

A court in Turkey’s northwestern Edirne province on Tuesday ruled to keep in prison two Greek soldiers who were detained by Turkish troops patrolling...

Wiretaps reveal Erdoğan behind protests in Berlin against Armenian bill

Wiretaps of phone conversations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk have revealed that Erdoğan was...

Turkey resumes flights to northern Iraq after 6-month international ban

The first Turkish airplane landed at Erbil, the administrative capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, on Tuesday after Turkey lifted its six-month ban on...

American pastor Brunson to appear in Turkish court on April 16

Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who faces 35 years in prison for allegedly perpetrating crimes in the name of the Gülen movement and the...

EU says no concrete answers from Turkey’s Erdoğan on issues of concern

European Union leaders on Monday said they received no concrete answers from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a long list of concerns, from...

RSF calls on EU leaders to insist on press freedom at summit with Turkey

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written a letter to European Union leaders in advance of an EU-Turkey summit in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26...

Turkey says missile defense systems from US, Eurosam still a goal

Turkey is continuing to hold talks with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium and the United States to buy missile defense systems, Ankara's foreign ministry spokesman...

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