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Executives of Turkey’s top business association detained over their criticism of government

The chairman of Turkey’s leading business association and the head of its advisory council were detained on Wednesday on accusations of "spreading misleading information"...

Iraqi Kurdish leader Talabani voices support for Turkey-PKK peace efforts

Bafel Talabani, the leader of Iraqi Kurdish political party the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has expressed his party’s backing for ongoing peace discussions...

CoE rapporteurs voice concern over Turkey’s local democracy after Kurdish mayor’s removal

David Eray and Bryony Rudkin, co-rapporteurs of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE), have expressed concern over...

Zelensky meets with Erdoğan amid US shift on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to shore up its position in...

Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism

Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation...

Erdoğan aide, justice minister slam The Economist over report on Turkish gov’t crackdown

The Turkish presidency’s communications director and the country’s justice minister have condemned a recent report by The Economist detailing a renewed government crackdown on...

Families yearn for an end to decades-long PKK-Turkey war

A mother weeping for a teenage daughter shot dead by a Turkish sniper and a father mourning a son killed by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Jailed PKK leader working on peace plan to end Kurdish conflict: lawmaker

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade-long conflict between Turkey...

Police storm city hall, detain 127 as Turkey removes another Kurdish mayor from office

The Turkish government removed a Kurdish mayor from office in the eastern province of Van following a terrorism conviction, appointing the governor as trustee...

Turkish foreign minister, US secretary of state discuss Syria, Ukraine in Munich

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday during the Munich Security Conference to discuss regional security...

US weighs F-35 sale to India despite S-400 purchase, while Turkey remains blocked

The United States has floated the sale of F-35 fighter jets to India, although both India and Turkey have acquired the Russian S-400 air...

European Parliament backs sanctions on Turkish officials over removal of opposition mayors

The European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning the dismissal and arrest of opposition mayors in Turkey, calling for sanctions on officials responsible for...

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