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Spokesperson says introducing death penalty against CoE membership

Daniel Holtgen, director of communications at the Council of Europe (CoE) and spokesperson of Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland, has dismissed plans by Turkey to introduce...

Turkey says will not participate in Raqqa campaign alongside Kurdish PYD fighters

Clarifying Turkey's stance in future operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as part of US-led coalition forces, Turkish Prime...

NATO to continue presence in Aegean despite Turkey urging end of mission

NATO has said that it will continue to crack down on migrant flows in the Aegean Sea, despite a call by Turkish Defense Minister...

No Turkish airstrikes in Syria since Oct. 22 after threat by regime, daily claims

Turkey has halted its airstrikes in Syria because its air force has been unable to carry out aerial campaigns as part of Operation Euphrates...

Turkish justice minister returns empty-handed as US is noncommittal on Gülen’s extradition

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has returned to Turkey empty-handed as his counterpart, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, did not offer any opinions for...

Turkish justice minister requests US free arrested gold trader Zarrab

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who met with his US counterpart, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, on Wednesday, requested the release of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza...

Justice minister: Only 2 press card holders are in prison

While Turkey continues to imprison a record number of journalists, especially in the aftermath of a failed coup on July 15, Justice Minister Bekir...

US Embassy issues warning for Republic Day in Turkey

On the eve of Turkey’s biggest national holiday, Oct. 29, Republic Day, the US Embassy in Ankara issued a security warning for its citizens...

Turkish justice minister meets with US counterpart on Fethullah Gülen

Turkey’s justice minister arrived in the United States on Wednesday for talks with Attorney General Loretta Lynch over the Turkish government's demand for the...

Council of Europe expresses concern about detention of Kışanak and Anlı

The Council of Europe expressed concern on Wednesday over the detention of Diyarbakır’s Kurdish co-mayors Gülten Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, asking Turkey to provide...

EP’s S&D: Turkey coup attempt cannot be used to silence dissent

Following the arrests of several more elected local politicians and journalists in Turkey, the Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D) in the European Parliament on...

EP’s Harms calls for end of persecution of journalists in Turkey

Ahead of a debate at the European Parliament on the situation of journalists in Turkey, Rebecca Harms, the president of the Green-European Free Alliance...

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