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German FM says Berlin has halted arms exports to Turkey

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday that Germany has halted major arms sales to Turkey due to the worsening human rights situation...

Turkish Deputy PM says US judiciary has become tool of Gülen movement plan

Referring to an arrest warrant from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for former Turkish Economy Minister Mehmet Zafer...

UN human rights commissioner urges Turkey to end state of emergency

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, in an opening statement for the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, expressed...

German foreign ministry: German couple detained in Turkey

A German foreign ministry spokesman said that a German couple of Turkish origin were detained in İstanbul on Sunday, Deutsche Welle reported. According to the...

615 Turkish civil servants have applied for asylum in Germany

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday said 615 Turkish civil servants have asked for political asylum in Germany since a failed coup...

Turkish minister: Jailed reporter an agent hidden in German consulate for days

Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Sunday that Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been in a Turkish jail since February, is an...

Merkel ridicules Turkey’s travel warning: No journalists arrested in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday mocked a travel warning issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry for citizens visiting Germany, bringing to mind the...

995 Turks have requested asylum in Greece amid post-coup crackdown

At least 995 Turkish citizens have applied for refugee protection in Greece after fleeing a post-coup crackdown at home, according to local reports. The Kathimerini...

German journalists call on Erdoğan to release jailed colleagues

Fourteen German associations representing hundreds of journalists sent an open letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of their jailed...

Report: Top Russian commander secretly visited Turkey

The Russian army’s chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, last month secretly visited Turkey two days after Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of...

Amid tension, Trump and Erdoğan agree to meet in New York

US President Donald Trump and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the phone on Saturday and agreed to continue to work toward stronger ties...

US House committee urges vigilance against violence by Erdoğan bodyguards

The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on Friday sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting that he take...

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