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Erdoğan seeks to bolster Turkey’s influence at NATO summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will seek to use next week’s NATO summit in Ankara to raise Turkey’s international profile, analysts say, despite growing...

Turkish interior minister visits Damascus for talks on security, refugee returns

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi visited Damascus on Tuesday for talks with Syrian officials on security, migration, police training and disaster response, marking another...

‘Waiting feels like torture’: Turks despair as Schengen visa delays mount

Outside an EU visa application center in an İstanbul shopping mall, a large crowd waits patiently, clutching thick folders and checking lists of required...

Opposition slams ‘extraordinary’ security measures in Ankara ahead of NATO summit

Turkey’s opposition leaders have criticized what they describe as extraordinary security measures in Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO summit, accusing the government of...

Turkish comedian faces investigation over viral stand-up show

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş is facing an investigation on allegations of “insulting religious values” in remarks about the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in...

US lawmakers prepare resolution to block Turkey’s F-35 return, citing Russian S-400 system

A group of US lawmakers is urging House leaders to be ready to block any attempt by the Trump administration to allow Turkey to...

Erdoğan says Turkey must be included in European defense plans ahead of NATO summit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday called for Turkey to be included in European defense and security initiatives, as Ankara seeks access to a...

Thousands attend rally in Turkey’s southeast to demand freedom for jailed PKK leader

Several thousand people staged a rally on Sunday in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey, calling for the release of Abdullah...

Israel moves to recognize Armenian ‘genocide’ amid worsening ties with Turkey

Israel’s cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved a proposal to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as...

Turkish police detain dozens at İstanbul Gay Pride

Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a Gay Pride event in İstanbul that went ahead despite a...

[OPINION] NATO’s silence is helping Turkey’s democratic collapse

Ömer Murat* When NATO leaders gather in Ankara next month, they will spend hours discussing democracy, collective security and the values that bind the alliance...

Turkey jails 178 ahead of NATO summit, including environmental volunteers, journalist

A Turkish court has ordered the pretrial detention of 178 people, including environmental volunteers, an academic, lawyers and a journalist, in sweeping security operations...

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