Turkey’s Kurdish Party Names New Co-Chairs
With its both leaders are in pre-detention trial, Turkey's pro-Kurdish party held a party congress on Sunday to elect two co-chairs to steer the party in tumultuous times.
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US National Security Advisor Meets With Erdogan’s Spokesman
U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster met with Turkish presidential spokesman in Istanbul to discuss Syria and other bilateral issues, the White House said in a statement.
Mr.…
Turkey’s Opposition Party Rejects Grand Unity Alliance With AKP
Turkey's main opposition party turned down an offer by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to forge a grand national unity alliance, citing the emergence of "a one-man regime."…
Eleven Turkish Soldiers Killed in Deadliest Day of Syria Offensive
The Turkish military has suffered the biggest losses since the start of an offensive against Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwestern Syria, with 11 soldiers being killed and 11 wounded in…
Turkey Orders Detention of Kurdish Party Leader Over Afrin Comment
A Turkish court issued a detention warrant for co-chair of pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HDP) over her remarks criticizing the ongoing military offensive against Kurdish enclave of…
US Expresses Concern Over Turkey’s Conviction of NASA Scientist
A court conviction of a NASA scientist in Turkey spurred sharp criticism from the United States, adding a new layer of tension to already strained relations.
Turkish-American citizen…
European Parliament Calls on Turkey to Lift State of Emergency
European Parliament called on Turkey to lift the state of emergency and criticized the latest bout of the crackdown on critics questioning the military offensive against Kurdish enclave of…
Tension Erupts Between Turkey, Egypt Over Gas Exploration in East Med
Turkey's expressed desire to launch gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean sparked a new row with Egypt, with Cairo warning Ankara against any violation of its exclusive economic zone.…
US Calls for Release of Activist, End of Emergency Rule in Turkey
The U.S. State Department has called for the end of emergency rule in Turkey and criticized re-arrest of a human rights activist working for Amnesty International.
"The United State is…
Turkey Seeks to Choke Internet Broadcasting by Dissidents
Following the botched coup in 2016, the Turkish government has shut down more than 160 media outlets, chipping away available tools to be used by different segments of society to express…