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RSF calls on Germany to grant visas, residence, work permits to Turkish journalists

Christian Mihr, director of Reporters Without Borders Germany, has called on the German government to grant visas and residence permits to Turkish journalists who...

2 more journalists detained for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s President Erdoğan

A Turkish journalist was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while another was arrested on the same day on...

Ties strained as Turkish FM admits keeping German counterpart waiting on phone

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has admitted that he twice refused to take a call from German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Nov. 8....

German police conduct massive operations targeting Turkish nationalist group

Nearly 1,500 German police across six states in Germany carried out raids targeting members of Ottoman Germania, a Turkish nationalist “boxing” gang after it...

EU report expresses concern about purge against Gülen movement

The progress report on Turkey that was issued on Wednesday by the European Commission expressed concern over the Turkish government's purge against Gülen movement...

Turkey’s Erdoğan congratulates US President-elect Donald Trump

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump during a phone call on Wednesday and discussed improving relations and cooperating in fighting terrorism,...

[UPDATE] EP Rapporteur Piri: EU should immediately freeze talks with Turkey

  After the European Commission presented its enlargement report including the annual Turkey report on Wednesday, European Parliament (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said the...

EU minister: Report on Turkey far from constructive

Reacting to the severe criticism of Turkey for serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in the latest European Union progress...

EU report: Turkey backsliding in fundamental rights, rule of law

The European Union’s Turkey 2016 Report, released on Wednesday, strongly criticized Turkey as a candidate country for backsliding in the areas of rule of law...

Erdoğan slams Europeans for comparing post-coup purge to Nazi tactics

In response to recent comments made by the Luxembourg foreign minister, who compared the practices of the Turkish government in a massive post-coup purge...

Turkish PM congratulates Trump, asks him to extradite cleric Gülen

Following the unexpected election victory of Donald J. Trump in the US, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım congratulated the president-elect on Wednesday and called...

Amnesty International launches campaign for action against media crackdown in Turkey

The London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has launched a campaign for urgent action against the Turkish government’s increasing control over media outlets following...

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