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[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...

Prisoner sets self on fire to protest arrest of pro-Kurdish HDP deputies

Under arrest in Kocaeli’s Gebze Women’s Prison, 26-year-old Zehra Epli set herself on fire in what other inmates say was a protest of the...

HDP Co-chair Demirtaş in solitary confinement since last week, lawyer says

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş is being kept in solitary confinement in Edirne Prison for psychological torture, Aysel Tuğluk, a lawyer representing...

WSJ reports EU considering a freeze on accession talks with Turkey

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday that the European Union is considering freezing negotiations with Turkey in its bid to join the...

Another arrestee found dead in Turkish prison, pro-gov’t daily reports

A 50-year-old man who was arrested following a failed coup on July 15 on charges of alleged involvement in the attempt was found dead...

EU calls on Turkey to respect human rights, rule of law

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini urged Ankara in a declaration on Tuesday to resume political...

Putin confidante makes surprising appearance at AKP meeting

Alexandr Dugin, believed to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeared as a guest at a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) meeting...

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