Turks in Germany won’t be allowed to vote on death penalty: Merkel
Turks living in Germany will not be allowed to vote in any referendum on reinstating the death penalty, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in remarks broadcast...
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Berlin would bar Turks voting in Germany on Turkish death penalty
Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks to vote on its territory in any Turkish referendum on reintroduction of the death penalty –...
Turkish court rejects Wikipedia’s appeal over website’s blocking
A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia against a government decision to block access to its website, the state-run...
Merkel says Europe should not simply push Turkey away
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday Europe should not push Turkey away despite worries about President Tayyip Erdogan’s tightening grip on power, seeming to...
Greek court blocks new extradition request for Turkish soldiers
A Greek court on Wednesday blocked a second request by Turkey for the extradition of soldiers who fled to Greece in July after a failed...
Turkey’s EU dream is over, for now, top official says
Turkey under President Tayyip Erdogan has turned its back on joining the European Union, at least for now, the bloc’s top official dealing with Ankara...
Iran satellite TV head shot dead in Istanbul
The head of an Iranian satellite television network channel who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court...
Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia website
Turkey has blocked online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, the telecommunications watchdog said on Saturday, citing a law allowing it to ban access to websites deemed obscene or...
France, Germany want new ties with Turkey, dodge EU membership
FRANCE and Germany sought a new deal with Turkey on Friday to repair relations with President Tayyip Erdogan but would not say whether the Turkish leader’s new...
Turkish opposition MP appeals to European court over referendum
A lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition CHP said on Friday he had submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights demanding the annulment...
Germany rejects calls to end Turkey’s EU membership bid
Germany rejected on Friday demands to halt Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, even as some EU states said Ankara’s membership dream was dead...
Turkish referendum passed by 51.4 per cent – final figures
Final results from Turkey’s referendum on expanding President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers showed 51.4 per cent support for the “Yes” vote to approve the sweeping constitutional...
Russian ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on...
Turkey says detains 1,000 “secret imams” in police purge
Turkish authorities said they had arrested more than a thousand “secret Imams” who had infiltrated police forces on behalf of a U.S.-based cleric accused by...
Erdogan says Turkey won’t wait at Europe’s door forever
Turkey will not wait at Europe’s door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some...
Turkey issues 3,224 warrants over suspected links to coup
Turkey has issued detention warrants for 3,224 people over suspected links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, news channels NTV and CNN Turk reported on Wednesday,...
Greece blocks second extradition request for Turkish soldiers
A Greek appeals court ruled on Tuesday against Ankara’s request to extradite three of eight Turkish soldiers who fled across the border to Greece after...
Turkish court declines to hear referendum appeal – Anadolu
A Turkish court declined to hear an appeal by the main opposition party challenging the acceptance of unstamped ballots in the referendum to expand President...
A sad day for Turkey
By Alon Ben-Meir The razor-thin victory (51.3% to 48.7%) of Turkey’s President Erdogan in the referendum held on April 16 in fact denies Erdogan the...
Turkish opposition appeals referendum on Erdogan powers
Turkey‘s main opposition party said it filed a court appeal on Friday against a decision by electoral authorities to accept unstamped ballot papers in the...
