29.2 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

Diplomacy

British woman volunteering with YPJ killed in Turkish airstrike on Afrin: Reports

A British woman volunteering with the YPJ, the all-female armed unit of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), was killed by a Turkish...

YPG says resistance in Afrin will continue until town is liberated

The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Autonomous Administration in Afrin, northwest Syria, said in a joint statement on Sunday that “the...

Turkish military takes control of Afrin town center

The Turkish military said on Sunday it had taken complete control of the Afrin town center in northwestern Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson

An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...

Turkish FM bashes Kazakh journalist for question over abduction scandal in Switzerland

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday refused to answer two questions from a Kazakh journalist during a joint press conference in Astana, likening...

Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers

A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a...

Man asks Austrian police for help after Turkish consulate tries to seize passport

Thirty-seven-year-old businessman Yavuz Bulbul took refuge with Austrian police after officers at the Turkish Consulate General in Vienna attempted to seize his passport over...

Bulgaria rebuts controversial Erdoğan statement on ‘spiritual’ borders

Bulgaria’s foreign ministry told Turkey on Tuesday that internationally agreed borders cannot be changed, reacting to a statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who...

GRECO concerned about lack of judicial independence, transparency of legislative process in Turkey

The Council of Europe’s 49-member Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two reports assessing Turkey’s record on preventing and combating corruption, which...

Swiss investigate alleged Turkish attempt to kidnap Gülen-linked businessman

Switzerland is investigating whether Turkish diplomats planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman as part of a crackdown after a 2016 coup attempt...

USCIRF condemns indictment against American Pastor Andrew Brunson

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday issued a statement condemning an indictment filed by a Turkish prosecutor charging US citizen...

Germany launches investigations into controversial boxing club linked to Turkish gov’t

German prosecutors on Tuesday morning initiated investigations into members of Osmanen Germania BC, a controversial boxing club in three regions of the country that...

Latest news