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Council of Europe urges Turkey to adapt new anti-terror measures to ECHR

The Council of Europe has urged Turkey to adapt its new legislation on demonstrations, public meetings and counterterrorism measures to the European Convention on...

[OPINION] Erdoğan sends an operative as ambassador to the Netherlands

Abdullah Bozkurt The appointment of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confidante and corrupt politician Şaban Dişli as a non-career ambassador to the Netherlands suggests the Turkish Islamist...

Pro-government Turkish daily: 20,000 Free Syrian Army militants to join Idlib defense

Turkey is planning to send 20,000 Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants to the rebel-held Syrian town of Idlib to protect the civilian population as...

Turkish economy grew by 5.2 percent in Q2, driven by private consumption

The Turkish economy grew by 5.2 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, the country’s statistics...

Turkish film receives Special Jury Prize at 75th Venice Film Festival

The Turkish dark comedy “Anons” (The Announcement) received the Special Jury Prize at the 75th Venice Film Festival on Saturday, the state-run Anadolu news...

Over a dozen journalists leave Cumhuriyet daily after ultranationalist takeover

Following an ultranationalist-Kemalist takeover of Turkey's critical Cumhuriyet daily and the dismissal of Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu, more than a dozen journalists including famous cartoonist...

Merkel says insistent talks with Turkey enabled release of some Germans from jail

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said insistent efforts by the German government made possible the release of some Germans from jail in Turkey, Deutsche...

Moldova to question intelligence chiefs over Turkish expulsions: report

Moldova's Prime Minister Pavel Filip and Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, both members of the ruling Democratic Party, on Thursday summoned the heads of the...

EP members call on Moldovan government to stop deportation of Turkish teachers

European Parliament (EP) members have called on the Moldovan government to respect the rule of law and stop the deportation of seven Turkish teachers...

[OPINION] Who invented Turkey’s State of Emergency Commission?

Ekrem Dumanlı Those who could afford a legal battle against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown knocked on the doors of the country’s Constitutional...

Amnesty criticizes expulsion of 7 Gülen-linked Turks by Moldova

Human rights group Amnesty International has criticized a decision by Moldovan authorities on Thursday to detain and expel a group of Turkish citizens, calling...

Turkish court seeks Interpol Red Notice for prominent publisher Zarakolu

A Turkish court has decided to seek an Interpol Red Notice for Ragıp Zarakolu, a publisher, writer and free speech activist, as well as...

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