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Minister says 450,000 refugees returned to Syria

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said over 3 million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey and 450,000 have returned home, the Sabah daily...

PACE co-rapporteurs ask for immediate release of human rights defenders

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Nigel Evans (United Kingdom,...

Dutch gov’t says Turkish Deputy PM unwelcome in the Netherlands

A statement issued by the Dutch foreign ministry on Friday said the visit of Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Tuğrul Türkeş or another Turkish minister...

US ‘deeply concerned’ by detention of human rights defenders in Turkey

US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert has said the United States is deeply concerned by the detention of human rights defenders from Amnesty...

CoE’s Muiznieks calls on Turkish gov’t to release human rights defenders

Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe's (CoE) commissioner for human rights, on Thursday said he is extremely concerned about the detention of eight human...

Erdoğan-Merkel meet amid tension

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Hamburg Thursday, on the eve of the G20 summit. According to CNNTürk the...

US continues weapons delivery in Syria despite Turkish concerns

Amid reactions from Turkey about the transfer of American weapons to Kurdish militants in Syria, the US continues to send military aid to the...

Report reveals 700 out of 950 Turkish military officers abroad purged after failed coup

More than 700 out of 950 Turkish military officers serving at NATO and in Turkish diplomatic missions around the world are estimated to have...

Pro-gov’t daily targets German foundations ahead of Erdoğan’s visit

Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara over President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's activities in Germany, the pro-government Star daily on Thursday targeted German foundations in...

Turkish PM calls EP resolution unimportant and not binding

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said that the approval of a resolution in the European Parliament (EP) that calls for the freezing of...

Turkey slams EP resolution, says it is aimed at sabotaging relations

Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has harshly criticized the approval of a resolution in the European Parliament (EP) that calls for the freezing of...

EP adopts resolution advising freeze of accession talks with Turkey 

A resolution calling for the freezing of European Union membership negotiations with Turkey if Ankara implements a constitutional overhaul, backed by a referendum in...

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