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Angela Merkel says EU and Turkey must stick to migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday the European Union and Turkey must stick to their commitments to each other on the migrant deal,...

EU expresses commitment to migration deal in response to Erdoğan’s threat

Following a threat made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to open Turkish borders to allow refugees into Europe after the European Parliament voted in...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan says he is a dictator towards EU mentality

While slamming the European Parliament (EP) for its vote to freeze EU accession talks with Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that...

Austria votes to restrict weapons sales to Turkey

Austria's National Council unanimously voted on Thursday in favor of a motion restricting arms sales to Turkey. All six parties in the lower house of...

Turkish PM threatens EU: Cutting off talks would bring ‘flood’ of migrants to Europe

In the wake of a European Parliament vote to freeze accession talks with Turkey, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Thursday threatened Europe, saying that...

UN torture rapporteur Melzer to visit Turkish prisons next week

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer will be in Turkey from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 at the invitation of the Turkish government where...

Turkish PM: Shanghai Five should not be considered alternative to EU

In contrast with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s efforts to promote membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), also known as Shanghai Five, Prime Minister...

Turkish foreign minister: Our people don’t care about EP decision at all

Following a European Parliament vote in favor of freezing EU accession talks with Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has joined the ranks of harsh...

PM Yıldırım says Turkey will retaliate against Syria

Ankara has declared that it will retaliate against the Syrian regime, which killed three Turkish soldiers who were fighting the Islamic State in Iraq...

Kılıçdaroğlu: EP decision due to lack of rule of law, democratic standards

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Thursday that the European Parliament’s vote to freeze membership negotiations with Turkey is...

S&D members cite lack of democracy, rule of law in Turkey as reasons for EP vote

Some members of the European Parliament from the Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D), which on Thursday voted in favor of a non-binding resolution seeking...

[BREAKING] European Parliament votes in favor of freezing talks with Turkey

The European Parliament has voted to suspend Turkey's EU membership talks because of the Turkish government's "disproportionate" response to a failed coup attempt that...

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