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615 Turkish civil servants have applied for asylum in Germany

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday said 615 Turkish civil servants have asked for political asylum in Germany since a failed coup...

Turkish minister: Jailed reporter an agent hidden in German consulate for days

Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Sunday that Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been in a Turkish jail since February, is an...

Architects chamber: Ankara’s future destroyed on ODTÜ campus

The Ankara branch of the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects’ Chambers (TMMOB) has protested against a move by the Ankara Municipality and the rector...

Second hearing of Cumhuriyet journalists begins

The second hearing in the trial of Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016 on terror charges was scheduled to...

New report reveals how Turkey is jailing innocent people on ridiculous charges

A recently released report by the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has revealed how the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abused...

Merkel ridicules Turkey’s travel warning: No journalists arrested in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday mocked a travel warning issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry for citizens visiting Germany, bringing to mind the...

CHP leader calls on gov’t to investigate drone claims

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday called on the government to clarify claims that civilians were being killed in...

Turkey seeks to revoke citizenship of another 99 people including a 23-year-old

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 99 people who are currently abroad and who will be stripped of their citizenship if they...

[OPINION] US Congress tightens hold on Erdoğan’s Turkey

by Abdullah Bozkurt As if existing legal troubles originating from the close ties between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian sanctions buster Reza Zarrab,...

German journalists call on Erdoğan to release jailed colleagues

Fourteen German associations representing hundreds of journalists sent an open letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of their jailed...

Report: Top Russian commander secretly visited Turkey

The Russian army’s chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, last month secretly visited Turkey two days after Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of...

Amid tension, Trump and Erdoğan agree to meet in New York

US President Donald Trump and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on the phone on Saturday and agreed to continue to work toward stronger ties...

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