Athens won’t extradite Turk soldiers, floats possible trial in Greece
Greece will not extradite eight Turkish soldiers who fled there after a failed 2016 coup attempt against President Tayyip Erodogan but an offer to try them...
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Athens explores if Turkish soldiers can be tried in Greece
Athens is exploring whether eight Turkish soldiers who fled to the country after a failed coup attempt against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan can be tried...
Greek govt applies for cancellation of Turkish soldier’s asylum
The Greek government said on Saturday that it had filed a request for the cancellation of the asylum granted to a Turkish soldier accused of...
Turkey issues warrants for 106 ‘matchmakers’ in cleric’s network
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants on Monday for 106 people believed to have worked as matchmakers for a network accused of orchestrating last year’s failed...
Turkey begins trial of hunger striking teachers amid protests
Turkish police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside a courthouse in Ankara on Thursday at the start of the trial of two teachers who...
Turkey could draft ‘limited measure’ on death penalty, PM says
Turkey could draft a “limited measure” to bring back the death penalty if a political compromise could be reached on the issue, Prime Minister Binali...
Turkey rejects Europe’s ‘red line’ on press freedom after detentions
Turkey’s prime minister said he had no regard for Europe’s “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to...
Greece rejects asylum requests from more Turkish soldiers
Greece has rejected asylum requests from seven of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there after an abortive coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan in July,...
Turkey suspends thousands of police, shuts down TV station as crackdown widens
Turkish authorities suspended nearly 13,000 police officers, detained dozens of air force officers and shut down a TV station on Tuesday, widening a state-ordered clampdown...
Turkey detains brother of cleric Gulen, issues arrest warrants for 115
Turkish authorities have detained a brother of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric they accuse of orchestrating a coup attempt in July, and issued arrest warrants...
Erdogan says to extend Turkey’s emergency rule, rounds on rating agencies
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Thursday that emergency rule could be extended beyond a year and rounded on rating agencies after Moody’s cut Turkey...
Cleric Gulen says certain Erdogan behind failed Turkey coup
US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish authorities accuse of orchestrating a failed coup in July, told a German newspaper that he was sure President...
Turkey ‘may need to build more courts to try thousands over coup’
Turkey may have to build new courthouses to cope with thousands of prosecutions over July’s failed coup, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Wednesday, as...
Turkey formally requests US arrest of cleric Gulen over coup plot
Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted...
Turkey’s government says under popular pressure to drop EU talks
Turkey’s government is under “huge pressure” from its people to abandon its decades-old drive to join the European Union because they see it applying double...
EU might have ‘underestimated’ gravity of Turkey’s attempted coup
The senior European lawmaker for foreign affairs said on Tuesday the European Union might have “underestimated” the gravity of Turkey‘s failed coup and must pursue...
Biden seeks to ease Turkey tensions over coup suspect Gulen
US Vice President Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Turkey over its demands for the extradition of a cleric it blames for...
With Biden visit, US seeks balance with truculent Turkey
When US Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck a difficult balance between showing support for a NATO ally faced with multiple...
Turkey suspends 95 police as post-coup crackdown rolls on
Turkish authorities suspended 95 Istanbul police officers, including police chiefs, on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, the latest steps in a sweeping crackdown to target...
Lawyers for US-based Turkish cleric fear attacks on his life
Lawyers for US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen said on Friday they feared attacks on his life following Turkey‘s demands that he be extradited to face...