Missing Turkish Mother, Kid Found Dead in Evros River
After 36 hours of search efforts by Greek and Turkish officials, the dead body of a mother and her one-year-old baby were recovered on the Turkish side of Evros River at Turkey-Greece…
Turkish Courts Refuse to Release Jailed Opposition Lawmakers
An upper and lower court rejected applications from main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) seeking the release of two of its lawmakers who were jailed over charges of espionage and…
Turkey, Netherlands Agree to Restore Diplomatic Ties After a Year of Estrangement
Turkey and the Netherlands have decided to normalize their diplomatic relations after a year of estrangement created by a row over a Turkish minister's attempt to rally on the Dutch soil one…
US Senators Introduce Bill to Block Loans to Turkey Over Jailed Pastor
After a Turkish court refused to free U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been imprisoned pending trial in western Turkey, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new bill to block…
Mother, Three Kids Missing in Evros River After Fleeing Persecution in Turkey
A mother and three children have gone missing after a dinghy boat capsized while attempting to cross Evros River in a bid to reach Greece, a Turkish journalist living in northeastern Greece…
Turkey’s New Anti-Terror Law — Cartoon/Latuff
The new anti-terror law the Turkish government has introduced makes certain aspects of the emergency rule permanent after the state of emergency officially ended.
Opposition Leader, 73 Lawmakers Face Charges Over Share of Anti-Erdogan Cartoon
Turkish prosecutors have brought charges against the chairman of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and 73 lawmakers over their share of a cartoon that depicts President Recep…
OSCE Blasts Ukraine For Extradition of a Critical Turkish Blogger to Turkey
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) media branch vehemently criticized the Ukrainian authorities for the extradition of a blogger critical of the Turkish…
Trump Urges Erdogan to Do Something For Release of Jailed US Pastor
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has called on his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do something for the release of jailed U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson after a court refused to free…
On Paper, Emergency Rule Ends; In Reality, Turkey Makes It Permanent
This week, Turkey's notorious emergency rule comes to an end two years after it was first imposed following a bloody coup attempt. But in reality, new measures introduced on Monday ensure…