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Afrin residents endure a wide range of human rights abuses, Amnesty says

A new in-depth investigation by Amnesty International released on Thursday reveals that residents in Afrin, a town in northern Syria, are enduring a wide...

Pence: Sanctions on Turkey will continue until Brunson returns to US

The US administration has stated that economic sanctions imposed on Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu will continue until Ankara...

US sanctions 2 Turkish ministers over imprisonment of American pastor

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Turkey’s Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over the imprisonment of pastor Andrew Brunson, with...

Two-thirds of Germans against Erdoğan state visit: survey

An opinion poll published on Wednesday by the Die Welt newspaper suggests that slightly less than a quarter of Germans support a planned state...

Russian envoy: Turkish military should withdraw after completing operations

The Russian presidential envoy to Syria, Aleksandr Lavrentyev, said on Tuesday the Turkish military should withdraw from northern Syria between parts of Azaz and...

US State Department: American pastor Brunson should be sent home now

The US State Department has said it would like to see American pastor Andrew Brunson sent home from Turkey now, repeating a warning that...

Northern Cypriot police summon journalists for testimony over criticizing Afrin offensive

Şener Levent, the editor-in-chief of a daily based in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), and a reporter for the same publication have...

With all efforts on Brunson release, US gov’t is ignoring plight of other Americans in Turkish custody

‘Should I change my religion?’ asks a US-Turkish dual citizen stuck in Turkey, decrying the Trump administration’s sole focus on securing the release of...

EU says provision of funeral services a question of decency, human rights

A spokesperson for the European Union has criticized the denial of a hearse to transport the bodies of three people, including two infants, who...

High-ranking Qatari officer killed by Turkish officer in Doha: report

A high-ranking Qatari military officer was reportedly killed by a Turkish officer in a heated argument, according to the Gulf Digital News (GDN) website. The...

97 Gülen-linked schools transferred to Turkey’s Maarif foundation: report

Turkey’s Maarif Foundation Chairman Birol Akgün has revealed that 97 schools affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in the non-Western world have been transferred...

Turkey has apprehended 60 pct more migrants trying to reach Europe this year

The number of migrants apprehended while trying to reach Europe from Turkey has increased by 60 percent over the same period last year, according...

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