Merkel: We would ‘fully implement’ EU-Turkey deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Friday to fully implement a key agreement reached between the EU and Turkey in 2016 to address the refugee…
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Erdogan inaugurates a new political era in Turkey
AMID a frenzy of honking, a young woman leant out of the window of a car, one of the hundreds that besieged the headquarters of…
Turkey condemns regime attacks in southwestern Syria
Turkey on Friday condemned the Bashar al-Assad-led regime attacks carried out against civilians in the southwestern Syrian provinces of Daraa and Quneitra. Foreign Ministry spokesman…
EU agrees to allocate €3 billion for refugees in Turkey
The European Union leaders on Friday agreed to release the second €3 billion ($3.72 billion) tranche in assistance for Syrian refugees in Turkey. “We have…
Turkey Has No Excuse to Ban Istanbul Pride March
Istanbul’s sixteenth Pride March is set to take place on July 1. But even as the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community (LGBTI)…
Can one man do it all? Turkey is about to find out
Days before his victory in last weekend’s elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his plans for a revamped state structure of administrative offices, policy…
EU hails Turkey for hosting 3.5 million refugees
The European Union on Tuesday praised Turkey for hosting more than 3.5 million refugees. In a statement, the EU’s General Affairs Council commended Turkey’s significant…
Turkey’s president just won reelection — and a dangerous set of new powers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey was reelected on Sunday — a move which granted the leader more sweeping powers than ever before. “It seems the nation…
Turkey election: Country’s heart split over Erdogan victory
Ecstatic/distraught, relieved/incredulous: after yet another crushing Erdogan victory, Turkey’s heart is again split in two. How did it come to this? His critics had hoped…
In election victory speech, Erdogan says Turkey will advance in Syria
Turkey will continue to “liberate Syrian lands” so that refugees can return to Syria safely, President Tayyip Erdogan said in an election victory speech on Monday. Speaking…