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Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
Turkey
July 14, 2020
Turkey detains local Kurdish politicians in Gaziantep, Diyarbakır
The police on Tuesday detained 33 people in early morning raids in Gaziantep including local officials of the Kurdish Peoples’…
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
World
July 9, 2020
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally…
Russia fails at UN in bid to cut Turkey border aid access to Syrian people: report
World
July 9, 2020
Russia fails at UN in bid to cut Turkey border aid access to Syrian people: report
A Russian bid to halve access for humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey to just one border crossing failed…
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Turkey
July 3, 2020
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Amnesty International Turkey said two of its former leaders were convicted on terrorism charges by an İstanbul court on Friday…
Turkey not fully compliant with human trafficking prevention standards – U.S. report
World
June 27, 2020
Turkey not fully compliant with human trafficking prevention standards – U.S. report
The Turkish government did not fully comply with minimum standards in the prevention of trafficking, but made significant efforts to…
US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression
World
June 26, 2020
US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released this week, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition…
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
World
June 25, 2020
US: Turkey regularly invoked terrorism law to criminalize exercise of human rights in 2019
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released yesterday, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of…
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
World
June 25, 2020
Erdoğan’s aide says Bolton’s book ‘misleading, one-sided and manipulative’
Turkey has denounced as “misleading, one-sided and manipulative” the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton, which…
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
Turkey
June 25, 2020
Kurdish militia leader says Turkish drone attack killed 3 civilians in N. Syria: report
The leader of a US-backed militia in northeast Syria accused Turkey of violating the terms of two separate cease-fire agreements…
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, Macron says
World
June 23, 2020
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, Macron says
France will not tolerate Turkey’s military intervention in Libya, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, accusing Ankara of playing “a…