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[BREAKING] US charges former Turkish minister, 3 others with conspiring to evade sanctions on Iran

The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday the filing of a superseding indictment charging former Turkish Economy...

German comedian threatens Merkel with court action over Erdoğan poem

German comedian Jan Böhmermann has threatened German Chancellor Angela Merkel with court action unless she takes back a statement concerning a poem by Böhmermann...

[BREAKING] Merkel says Turkey should not become an EU member

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Turkey should not become a member of the European Union and that she would seek a...

US says ISIL’s Mosul financial emir lives in Turkey

The US Department of the Treasury said Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) financial emir for the Iraqi city of Mosul Salim...

Germany to veto customs union update with Turkey

Germany informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday that it would veto an update of a customs union agreement with Turkey. According to the...

Indian political cartoonist portrays forced disappearances of Turkey’s purge

Aseem Trivedi, an Indian free speech activist and cartoonist, has drawn cartoons of 13 Turkish citizens who have allegedly been abducted or disappeared after...

Turkey urges UN to put pressure on Myanmar over violence against Rohingya Muslims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday telephoned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and urged him to put pressure on the Myanmar government over increasing...

Report: Interpol cancels red notice for Turkish-German author Akhanlı

German-Turkish author Doğan Akhanlı, who was detained in Spain on an Interpol red notice after the Turkish government requested its issuance, will soon return...

620 Turkish citizens have applied for asylum in Germany in July, ministry says

The number of Turkish citizens who fled Turkey following a failed coup last year and applied for asylum in Germany reached 620 in July,...

OSCE urges Interpol to carefully consider red notice requests from Turkey

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on Wednesday urged Secretary-General of Interpol Jürgen Stock...

EU’s leftists condemn Erdoğan’s abuse of Interpol, political interference in Germany

The European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s abuse of Interpol red notices against his...

German justice minister calls on EU to deal with Turkey’s arrest warrants for critics

German Justice Minister Heiko Mass on Tuesday called on European Union authorities to engage in an intensive dialogue to deal with Turkey issuing arrest...

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