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Qatar’s defense minister to visit Ankara on Friday amid Gulf crisis

Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah will visit Turkey on Friday and meet with his Turkish counterpart, Fikri Işık, amid a crisis...

EU calls on Turkey to investigate recent abduction cases

The European Union on Thursday said it was closely following developments in Turkey including the abductions of people from the Hizmet movement, reminding Ankara...

Turkey accuses Germany of limiting freedom of expression due to objection to Erdoğan rally

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Thursday arguing that Germany is limiting freedom of expression by objecting to a political...

Jagland says jailed journalists and MPs are priority for Council of Europe

Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, in reference to arrests in Turkey, has said journalists and members of Parliament are priorities...

Social Democrat leader calls for ban on Erdoğan’s rally in Germany

Martin Schulz, the Social Democrat candidate for chancellor of Germany, has called for a ban on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned political rally...

Turkish Deputy PM: Syria’s Afrin should be cleared of terrorists

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak on Wednesday said the Afrin region of Syria should be cleared of terrorists, saying it is necessary for...

EP to Turkey: Journalists cannot be jailed and accused of terrorism for doing their job

Leaders of five party groups in the European Parliament (EP) reminded Turkey in a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali...

Erdoğan says Turkey ready for new operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Ankara is ready to undertake a new military operation in northern Syria similar to Operation...

Die Welt: Turkey’s MİT is collecting intelligence about German lawmakers  

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is collecting intelligence about German lawmakers, according to a report published by German newspaper Die Welt on Wednesday. The report...

US says Washington to continue arming YPG after liberating Raqqa from ISIL

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the US military would continue to provide weapons to the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units...

Turkey sends Germany new list of ‘Gülen followers’

A spokesperson for German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere has said they have received from Ankara another list of people and companies allegedly affiliated...

Jagland calls for release of hunger strikers Gülmen and Özakça

Thorbjørn Jagland, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, on Monday called for the release of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two fired Turkish...

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