Tag: Turkey

2017/09/08

After German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that European Union membership negotiations with Turkey would be terminated entirely, other E.U. nations ...

Turkey prisons, Gulen movement, purge victims, gulenists

Turkey Is Building 50 New Prisons For Gulenists

by Staff Writer

2017/09/06

The Turkish authorities are building more than 50 new prisons to accommodate expected new arrests of members of the Gulen ...

Muslim World Urges Myanmar To End Persecution of Rohingya

2017/09/05

As more than 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh amid an escalating army crackdown, the U.N. and the ...

Merkel, Germany, Interpol, abuse, dissidents

Germany Issues Turkey Travel Warning Over Arbitrary Imprisonment of Citizens

2017/09/05

The German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a new safety and travel warning for its citizens heading to Turkey over ...

Merkel: Turkey Will Never Become EU Member

2017/09/04

German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the prospect of ending negotiations with Turkey for the E.U. membership, a bid that has ...

Germany, Turkey, Merkel, relations, EU, customs union, hermes, export guarantees

Merkel Says Germany May Rethink Ties With Turkey After Arrest of 2 Germans

2017/09/01

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Turkish police's arrest of two German nationals set the stage for a new diplomatic row, prompting Chancellor Angela Merkel to ...

Manbij, FSA, Turkey, U.S., rebels, YPG, Kurds

In Syria, Turkey-backed Rebels Clash With U.S. Forces

2017/08/30

U.S. troops in the northern Syrian city of Manbij came under attack by Turkey-backed rebels last week, a spokesperson for ...

Iran, Turkey, colonial, Syria, UAE, criticism

UAE Accuses Turkey, Iran of ‘Colonial’ Policies In Syria

by Staff Writer

2017/08/29

The United Arab Emirates sharply criticized Turkey and Iran for what the country's top diplomat said were "colonial" policies in Syria, ...

Turkey To Free 3,000 Criminals To Make Space For Purge Victims

2017/08/26

Turkey is preparing to release from jail hundreds of individuals convicted of petty crimes to make room for people arrested ...

autocracy, democracy, Turkey, Erdogan, crackdown, CHP, kemal kilicdaroglu

Turkey’s Democracy In Shambles

by Cemal L. Ozgur

2017/08/25

Democracy thrives best in a country when multiple political parties can safely have vibrant debates displaying their various points of ...

This Is How My Cellmate Is Tortured In Turkey

by Zehra Yilmaz

2017/08/25

It was 3 o’clock at night. I woke up with the loud knock on my door. I put a kiss ...

New Decree Allows Turkish President To Engage In Prisoner Swap

2017/08/26

Last month, U.S. media was abuzz with rumors that the Turkish government is pushing in back-channels for a prisoner swap ...

Erdogan Signals Turkey Won’t Release Jailed American Pastor

Ankara Accuses US Pastor of Trying To Overthrow Turkish Government

2017/08/26

Turkish prosecutors presented charges on Thursday against U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been kept in pretrial detention for ten ...

German Ambassador, Deniz Yucel, jail, human rights activists, Amnesty International

German Ambassador Visits Imprisoned Citizens In Turkey

by Staff Writer

2017/08/24

German Ambassador Martin Erdmann visited journalist Deniz Yucel and human rights activist Peter Steudtner in Istanbul, Turkey where they are jailed on ...

Interpol, Red Notice, Turkey, Erdogan, Merkel, abuse, dogan akhanli

Turkey’s Latest Red Notice Highlights Abuse of Interpol System

2017/08/24

On Saturday, a Turkish-German writer found himself detained by the Spanish police. What landed him in custody was a "red ...

military cooperation, Iran, Turkey, Erdogan, PKK, PJAK

Iran, Turkey Face Daunting Task In Military Cooperation

2017/08/23