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German foreign minister expresses concern over freedom of expression in Ankara

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern about pressure on freedom of expression and a wave of arrests that have become part of daily...

UN’s special rapporteur Kaye to visit Turkey to assess situation of freedom of expression

David Kaye, a clinical professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, designated a special rapporteur by the United Nations Human Rights Council,...

Rubin says Gülen’s extradition would convince ErdoÄŸan that blackmail works

Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former Pentagon official, has said the extradition of Fethullah Gülen, a self-exiled...

EESC president calls on Turkey to respect fundamental rights

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), a consultative body of the European Union, expressed very serious concern for the current situation in Turkey...

‘My detention nothing compared to what dissidents face in Turkey’

French journalist Olivier Bertrand, who was deported by Turkey on Sunday after three days in detention, has said his time in custody was nothing...

Turkey-US Business Council head says Trump can learn about Islam from ErdoÄŸan

Ekim Alptekin, the chairman of the Turkish American Business Council and a close ally of President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, said US President-elect Donald Trump's...

Turkey may take EU bid to referendum, President ErdoÄŸan says

Turkish President Tayyip ErdoÄŸan hinted on Sunday that Turkey might put the question of its joining the European Union to a referendum. Answering questions from...

Ankara challenges talk of EU economic sanctions: Do whatever you can

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu lambasted European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz on Sunday over his remarks that economic sanctions on Turkey are being...

EP’s Schulz : Turkey could face economic sanctions

European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz said economic sanctions on Turkey are being considered as tension between the European Union and Ankara is increasing...

Turkey issues travel warning for US

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued a citizens travel warning for the United States. Due to violent protests in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami,...

After Germany and Belgium, Turks protest France for ‘supporting terrorism’

A group of protesters gathered in front of the French Embassy in Ankara on Saturday in reaction to alleged Western support for terrorist groups...

Trump’s top military aide lobbies for Dutch company linked to Turkey’s ErdoÄŸan

An intelligence consulting firm founded by retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s top military adviser, was recently hired as a lobbyist by an...

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