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New York Times: Turkey’s drift from democratic norms

In its editorial article, New York Times underlined increasing anti-Americanism in Turkey after failed coup attempt. The paper asked what would be the future...

Council of Europe head says Turkey needs to follow human rights in crackdown on coup plotters

The head of the Council of Europe, the continent's top human rights organization, said on Wednesday that Turkey needs to follow human rights in...

Turkey files complaint accusing US army chief Gen. Dunford of plotting attempted coup

Lawyer Mert Eryılmaz from İstanbul Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against the United States (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford,...

German vice chancellor: Europe will not be blackmailed by Turkey on visa talks

German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has said that Europe will not be blackmailed by Turkey in talks on visa liberalization as relations with Turkish...

Kyrgyzstan President finds Turkish gov’t’s coup plot claims absurd

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has said that he finds Turkish government’s claims that the Gülen movement -- a civil initiative accused of being behind...

HRF urges Turkish gov’t to reinstate 2,745 judges purged after attempted coup

Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s the Justice...

UN rights expert, OSCE representative condemn Turkish gov’t’s crackdown on media

The two top holders of media freedom; the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur David Kaye and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media...

EU says issuing arrest warrants for large number of journalists ‘worrying’

A European Union (EU) spokesperson has responded to a question by the Turkish Minute on the latest arrest warrants issued for nearly 100 journalists...

Council of Europe expresses fear over state of emergency measures in Turkey

Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed fear over noting detention conditions and allegations of torture in the aftermath of...

Assad says Erdoğan uses failed coup attempt to implement ‘extremist agenda’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is using July 15’s failed military coup attempt as a pretext in...

Vatican Secretary of State says aftermath of Turkey’s coup attempt “source of concern”

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, told in a public event that he found the events in Turkey in the aftermath of last...

Foreign Minister: Coup plotters who fled to Greece not fit for political asylum

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told the media on Friday that the eight military officials who took shelter in Greece were not fit...

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