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Germany launched 11 investigations into Turkish spies in 2017

The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has initiated 11 preliminary investigations into suspected spies for Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in 2017, according to media reports. Nineteen...
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Report: While advising Trump in 2016, ex-CIA chief proposed plan to discredit Gülen

Former CIA director James Woolsey pitched a $10 million contract to two Turkish businessmen to help discredit U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen while he was...
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Turkey, Iraq agree to open second border gate to bypass Kurdish region

Turkey and Iraq agreed to open an alternate border crossing to the Habur gate, controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), during a visit...
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Turkish forces deployed to citadel overlooking Kurdish-controlled Afrin canton

Turkish military forces, in an attempt to establish observation posts in de-confliction zones in Syria, were deployed to a citadel on Simeon Mountain, which...
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US senators urge Trump to demand Turkey’s Erdoğan respect human rights

A group of US senators led by John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bob Menendez, a member of the Senate...
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EU welcomes release of activists in Turkey, asks for more

The European Union on Thursday welcomed the release of eight human rights activists, including Amnesty International's Turkey chief Idil Eser, by an Istanbul court...
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Schröder met with Erdoğan for release of Steudtner

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to seek the release of German activist Peter Steudtner, Der Spiegel reported...
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Turkish minister says cutting of EU financial assistance ‘meaningless’ for Turkey

Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Ömer Çelik said on Wednesday that the European Union’s intention to remove pre-accession financial assistance to Turkey “means nothing”...
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Iraqi PM al-Abadi visits Ankara in wake of Kurdish independence referendum

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Ankara for talks with Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the Baghdad administration stepped in and...
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Turkish Justice Ministry cancels visit to US over diplomatic row

Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had canceled a planned visit by ministry officials to the US due to an ongoing diplomatic...
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Chief of Turkish general staff raises Ankara’s concerns over YPG during US visit

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar expressed Ankara’s concerns about Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria during bilateral meetings on...
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EP urges immediate release of prominent Turkish rights activist/businessman

Turkey Rapporteur for the European Parliament (EP) Kati Piri shared on Twitter a cross-party letter signed by members of the EP primarily involved in...
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