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Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey
March 22, 2021
Turkey pulls out of landmark treaty protecting women from violence
Turkey on Saturday pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women by presidential…
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey
March 13, 2021
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey’s poor human rights record makes a rapprochement with the West impossible, Simon A. Waldman, an associate fellow at the…
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…
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges
World
September 12, 2020
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges
A Turkish court sentenced a parliamentarian from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to 10 years in jail on Friday…
ECtHR president’s upcoming visit to Turkey sparks indignation among dissidents
Turkey
September 2, 2020
ECtHR president’s upcoming visit to Turkey sparks indignation among dissidents
A two-day visit to Turkey by European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) President Róbert Ragnar Spanó that entails accepting an…
Ankara extends exploration work in eastern Mediterranean
World
September 1, 2020
Ankara extends exploration work in eastern Mediterranean
Turkish exploration vessel Oruc Reis will continue to carry out seismic surveys in a contested area of the eastern Mediterranean…
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…
Greece, Turkey ready for dialogue over Mediterranean dispute, German FM says
World
August 26, 2020
Greece, Turkey ready for dialogue over Mediterranean dispute, German FM says
Greece and Turkey told German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday that they did not want to settle their dispute…
Turkey, Belarus, pandemic on agenda of Macron-Merkel meeting: report
World
August 21, 2020
Turkey, Belarus, pandemic on agenda of Macron-Merkel meeting: report
French President Emmanuel Macron received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat on Thursday to discuss a long…
Bias about Gulen Movement in light of The Economist column
Economy
August 17, 2020
Bias about Gulen Movement in light of The Economist column
The Kemalist viewpoint in Turkey perceives the Gulen movement as a menace that had served as an instrument of President…