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Moscow says territory controlled by US should be handed over to Syrian gov’t

Russia said on Friday territory previously controlled by the United States should be transferred to the Syrian government, Reuters reported. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for...

Turkish vice president attends Maduro’s inauguration in Venezuela

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay travelled to Venezuela to attend the second inauguration of Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, according to the Venezuelan government website. The...

Suspect in Karlov murder denies Gülen links, admits connection to Islamic sect

One of the suspects in the December 2016 murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov on Friday denied links to the faith-based Gülen...

Germany approves half of asylum applications from Turks in October, November

The German Interior Ministry has announced that half of the asylum applications received from Turkish nationals in October and November were approved, compared to...

US official says withdrawal from Syria has begun: report

After days of back and forth over US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a US military official said...

German chancellor rules out Turkey’s EU membership in near future

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it would appear to be impossible for Turkey to become a European Union member in the near future,...

Near Syrian border, Turkish defense minister vows operation against YPG

Turkey’s defense minister on Friday pledged to wage a campaign against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, sharpening focus on a potential conflict the United...

CoE commissioner submits opinion in Kavala case at European rights court

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Thursday submitted an opinion in a case brought by jailed human rights activist...

Ankara says Turkey’s operation east of Euphrates not dependent on US withdrawal

Turkey’s planned military operation against a Kurdish militia in Syria does not depend on an American withdrawal from the region, Ankara said on Thursday,...

Young Turkish swindler goes on Interpol’s most wanted list

Interpol has issued a red notice for Mehmet Aydın, 27-year-old Turkish national who allegedly defrauded thousands of Turks of millions of dollars via an...

World Bank economist expects no recession in Turkey

The World Bank does not expect a recession in Turkey, said Franziska Ohnsorge, manager of the bank’s Development Economic Prospects Group, the state-run Anadolu...

Turkey ranks 110th among 160 countries in The Economist’s democracy index

According to the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, released by The Economist on Tuesday, Turkey was ranked 110th among 167...

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