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US Consulate Adana warns citizens in Turkey of possible attacks

A day after terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his followers to carry out attacks...

President Erdoğan accuses Germany of harboring terrorists

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday lashed out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who criticized Turkey for its actions against freedom of the...

Turkish FM says Turkey, Russia differ on future of Syria

Following the visit of two top Turkish security officials to Moscow, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that Turkey and Russia think...

US defense secretary says talking to Turkey about Raqqa takeover

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Wednesday that the United States is continuing to talk with Turkey on the role it will...

Int’l coalition condemns Cumhuriyet arrests, Kurdish media closures in letter to Erdoğan

A coalition of 14 leading international press freedom and freedom of expression organizations, in a letter sent today to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

State-run TRT hints EP’s Schulz a child molester

European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz was hinted at being a child molester during a Tuesday night TV program aired on state-run broadcaster TRT...

Pro-AKP meeting cancelled in Sweden over deputy’s alleged ISIL ties

A meeting hosted by a pro-government civil society organization in Sweden was cancelled due to accusations against a Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy...

Iraqi PM says ready for war with Turkey, but does not want it

Speaking after Turkey’s deployment of troops to the Iraqi border on Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Baghdad does not want to fight...

Turkey’s Akar and Fidan visit Russia to discuss cooperation

As part of the swift rapprochement between Turkey and Russia especially after the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey’s head of the armed forces and...

HRW warns of deepening crackdown in Turkey

The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media outlets in the country and the jailing of two...

US expresses ‘deep concern’ over detention of Cumhuriyet columnists

As the Turkish government tightens its grip on the remaining few independent media outlets in the country, State Department Spokesperson John Kirby expressed concern...

OSCE representative slams continuing arrests of journalists in Turkey

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović on Monday condemned the arrest of the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper, Murat Sabuncu, and...

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