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Erdoğan says Turkey may take EU accession process to Brexit-like referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that Turkey may hold another referendum on whether to continue with its European Union accession process,...

Erdoğan slams OSCE, saying Turkey won’t recognize its report on referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday slammed a statement issued the same day by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)...

Merkel asks Turkish gov’t to seek dialogue after close referendum outcome

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the Turkish government to seek respectful dialogue with all political and societal powers in the nation after a...

S&D says EU should suspend talks with Turkey after referendum

Gianni Pittella, president of the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament, has described the result of a public referendum held in...

EU says waiting for OSCE’s Turkish referendum assessment

Three top EU officials issued a joint statement on Sunday night after a constitutional reform package seeking to introduce an executive presidency was approved...

EP President says very concerned about possible vote on reinstatement of death penalty

Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, on Monday expressed deep concerns about Turkey's possible plans to hold a public referendum on the reinstatement...

Pace observer: Referendum was neither fair nor free

Stefan Schennach, an Austrian member of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) team sent to Turkey to observe a referendum on...

Erdoğan calls on people to drive the West and ‘terrorists’ crazy

In the last day of his nonstop propaganda campaign for "yes" votes in Sunday's referendum on a switch to an executive presidency, President Recep...

Turkish prosecutor launches probe into 17 US figures including a senator, former CIA director

Following a recent criminal complaint filed by a group of Turkish lawyers, the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor has launched an investigation into 17 prominent...

US State Department watching, following, monitoring Turkey ‘very closely’

Mark Toner, spokesman for the US Department of State, reiterated many times at a press briefing on Thursday that the United States is “monitoring,”...

US senator, former CIA director among high-profile figures named in Turkish criminal complaint

A group of Turkish lawyers have filed criminal complaints with the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against 17 prominent US figures on allegations of...

Erdoğan says arrest of Zarrab, Halkbank executive in US not fair

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he does not see as fair the arrest of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab and Halkbank Deputy General...

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