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Turkish FM says operation in Raqqa is being planned

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday that an operation against the so-called capital of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

EU to compare Turkey’s new governance structure with Copenhagen criteria

The European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, Kati Piri (S&D, NL), said if yes-voters prevail in an April 16 referendum in Turkey, the EU will...

Erdoğan spokesman: Turkey will not ignore Iran’s efforts to penetrate region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has responded to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's advisor Ali Akbar Velayati, who said the...

EU expresses concern over measures targeting HDP

The European Union expressed concern about measures taken on Tuesday against three deputies of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) including both of its...

DİTİB executive resigns amid Germany’s spying imam investigations

A top executive of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) resigned on Wednesday amid spying charges against Turkish imams in Germany. The coordinator of...

Erdoğan, Trump to meet in May, Turkey says

İbrahim Kalın, the spokesperson for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Wednesday said that Erdoğan will meet with US President Donald Trump prior to...

Turkey, Iran officials squabble on eve of Syrian peace talks in Geneva

Turkish-Iranian relations have been strained over an exchange of words between officials of the two neighboring countries days before the Syrian peace talks in...

US Senator McCain visits Turkey amid conflict over liberating Manbij

Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services Senator John McCain visited Turkey on Monday and met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

Detention period for Die Welt Turkey reporter extended

The period of detention of German daily Die Welt’s Turkey reporter Deniz Yücel, who has been in custody since Feb. 17, was extended on...

Yıldırım accuses Germany of ‘harboring terrorists’

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Saturday accused Germany and other European countries of harboring "terrorist organizations." "Unfortunately, terrorist organizations are allowed to swarm around...

German deputy asks for questioning of Turkish PM over spying imams

A German deputy filed a complaint against Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, who is holding a rally in Germany today, over alleged links to...

German daily reporter under detention over stories on Erdoğan’s son-in-law

The Turkey representative of the German Die Welt daily, Deniz Yücel, has reportedly been under detention since Tuesday as part of an investigation for...

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