Turkey promises harsh retaliation after Netherlands bars ministers (Update 1)
Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the “harshest ways” after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam, as a
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Dutch PM bars Turkish foreign minister in escalation of rally row
The Netherlands barred Turkey’s foreign minister from landing in Rotterdam on Saturday in a row over Ankara’s political campaigning among Turkish emigres, and President Tayyip
European cities scramble to stop Turkish referendum rallies
By Thomas Escritt and Shadia Nasralla Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will not be allowed to campaign for votes among expat Turks during a visit
UN documents human rights violations in south-east Turkey
About 2,000 people were killed and entire neighbourhoods razed in south-eastern Turkey in 18 months of government security operations characterised by massive destruction and serious
Helicopter with business executives crashes in Istanbul, killing all aboard (Update)
A helicopter carrying an executive of the Turkish Eczabicasi group and four Russians, including the firm’s Russian operations chief, crashed in Istanbul on Friday, killing
Merkel tells Turkey to stop Nazi references
Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkey to stop invoking Berlin’s Nazi past in criticising cancellations of Turkish ministers’ rallies in Germany, and said she would do
Turkish tensions with Europe risk spilling into Switzerland
By Michael Shields Neutral Switzerland risks getting swept up in Turkey’s political row with European countries as Swiss authorities weigh how to handle Turks’ requests
No let-up in Turkey-Germany war of words after ministers meet
Turkey’s foreign minister accused Germany on Wednesday of hostility towards his country and Islam, and Berlin complained of increased Turkish espionage on German soil as
Cavusoglu accuses Germany of political pressure on Turks
Turkey’s foreign minister accused Berlin on Tuesday of exerting systematic pressure on Turkish citizens in Germany and hampering campaigns in support of President Tayyip Erdogan’s
Turkish foreign minister defiant on Germany rally, criticises German authorities
Turkey’s foreign minister said he was going ahead with a rally with Turkish voters in Germany on Tuesday despite what he called shameful actions by
Turkey military says chief meeting US, Russian counterparts on Syria
Turkey’s military chief of staff is meeting his US and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya to discuss regional security, notably in
Turkey referred to UN Security Council over detained judge
Turkey is compromising the judicial independence of a United Nations war crimes tribunal by holding one of its judges in detention despite an order to
Germany says EU must check if Turkey funds achieving intended aims
Berlin on Monday rejected as “absurd” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comparison of current German policies to the Nazi era, and said the European Union should
Erdogan compares Germany to Nazi times (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany on Sunday of “fascist actions” reminiscent of Nazi times in a growing row over the cancellation of political rallies
Turkey plans more pro-Erdogan rallies, German concerns mount
Turkey said on Saturday it would keep holding rallies in Germany and the Netherlands to urge Turks living there to back a vote to boost
Turkey accuses Germany of providing succour to its enemies (Update 2)
Turkey accused Germany on Friday of scandalous behaviour in cancelling rallies of Turkish citizens in two German towns due to be addressed by Turkish ministers
German travellers continue to shun Turkey this summer
Summer bookings to Turkey by German holidaymakers are down by more than half after a spate of bombings, with tourists instead heading to Greece and
Erdogan criticises Hurriyet newspaper, sends its shares tumbling
President Tayyip Erdogan publicly criticised prominent Turkish newspaper Hurriyet on Tuesday, sending its shares and those of parent company Dogan Holding tumbling. Hurriyet has come
Blast hits Turkey-backed Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State, monitor says
A car bomb in a village near al-Bab in Syria struck Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State early on Friday, killing at least 29 people and
Greece arrests two Turks suspected of involvement in failed coup
Greek authorities have arrested two Turkish soldiers suspected of involvement in a failed coup attempt against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan last year, government officials in