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German foreign minister calls for new refugee deal with Turkey
Turkey
June 22, 2021
German foreign minister calls for new refugee deal with Turkey
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has stressed the need to make a new agreement on refugees with Ankara, Deutsche Welle…
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to family and social services minister
World
May 22, 2021
5 pct of Turkish women exposed to sexual violence in past year according to family and social services minister
Five percent of Turkish women were exposed to sexual violence in the past year, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported…
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Turkey
April 4, 2021
Global outcry as Turkish rights advocate MP hospitalized after forcible detention
Prominent rights activists around the globe, in addition to Turkish dissidents, have condemned the detention by force of former opposition…
President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Estonia
Ukraine
March 31, 2021
President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Estonia
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. The parties…
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Turkey
March 31, 2021
HRW says time to focus on human rights in EU’s Turkey agenda
Philippe Dam, advocacy director of the Human Rights Watch for Europe and Central Asia division, has called on the EU…
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
Turkey
March 17, 2021
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
In a move that has created shockwaves in Turkey and the international community, the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday expelled a…
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
World
October 9, 2020
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
The Turkish intelligence agency surveilled a dissident TV network broadcasting from Germany and investigated journalists who appeared on its shows,…
Sanctioning Turkey complex in several ways, says German top diplomat
World
September 20, 2020
Sanctioning Turkey complex in several ways, says German top diplomat
The European Union should refrain from adopting premature sanctions against Turkey since there is still room for diplomacy in the…
Greece pushes migrants fleeing Ankara’s persecution back to Turkey
World
September 6, 2020
Greece pushes migrants fleeing Ankara’s persecution back to Turkey
Greece allegedly pushed 10 Turkish asylum seekers who had crossed the Evros River on a dinghy back to Turkey on…
EU countries obliged to support Greece on East Med issue, Merkel says
World
August 28, 2020
EU countries obliged to support Greece on East Med issue, Merkel says
All European Union member states are obliged to support Greece in a heated territorial dispute with Turkey in the eastern…