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EU rapporteur says Turkey’s membership bid stalled over democracy, not religion

European Parliament Turkey rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor pushed back Tuesday against Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s claim that the European Union is blocking Turkey’s...

Turkish authorities detain 151 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister

Turkish police have detained 151 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in the last two weeks, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...

CHP leader vows to hold Erdoğan’s gov’t to account as mayors go on trial over tenders

Turkey’s main opposition leader, Özgür Özel, vowed on Wednesday to hold the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to account as a mass trial...

Turkey’s sale of recently built warships sparks criticism over national security risks

Turkey has sold two recently built naval warships to Indonesia for $1 billion, attracting criticism from opposition figures and retired officers who warn that...

Turkey faces potential exclusion from EU public procurement under ‘Made in Europe’ push

Turkey could face limits on access to parts of the European Union’s public procurement market under a European Commission proposal often described as a...

Turkey convicts Demirtaş’s lawyer, jails rights advocates amid renewed peace talks with PKK

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Ramazan Demir, a lawyer for jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, to more than 11 years in prison, in...

DEM Party says Turkey’s Syria priorities fueling distrust in peace efforts

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has accused Turkey's government of prioritizing its military and political agenda in Syria over domestic...

Turkish foreign minister warns US against launching new attack on Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has warned that a new United States attack on Iran would be a mistake, urging Washington and Tehran to...

Turkey arrests 6 suspects in alleged Iran-linked espionage operation

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of six people, including an Iranian national, who were detained in an operation targeting an alleged...

Turkish publisher investigated for ‘terrorism funding’ over royalty payments to jailed authors

Prosecutors have opened a "terrorism funding" investigation into a Turkish publishing house over royalty payments to two contributors writing and editing from behind bars,...

Saudi air defense general visits Turkey’s top maker of military electronics

Maj. Gen. Abdullah Mesfer Al-Fasili of Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces visited Turkish defense contractor ASELSAN on Tuesday for talks on current projects and...

Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts allegedly insulting Erdoğan

Turkish journalist Sedef Kabaş was briefly detained on accusations of “insulting the president” and “inciting crime,” the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the...

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