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Turkey Threatens to Cancel Refugee Deal in Row with EU

Thu Mar 16, 2017 22:24:20

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to end a contentious agreement with the EU, aimed at halting the refugee influx into the continent as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate.

Istanbul Terminates Sister City Protocol with Rotterdam after Erdogan’s Call

Wed Mar 15, 2017 17:36:07

The Istanbul Metropolitan Munipality city council on March 15 unanimously terminated its sister city protocol with Rotterdam, after a call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Dutch PM Says Erdogan’s Srebrenica Charge "Disgusting Distortion of History"

Tue Mar 14, 2017 21:01:38

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has condemned remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who held Dutch UN peacekeepers responsible for the massacre by Serb forces of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, in 1995, describing them as a “disgusting distortion of history.”

Turkish President Calls German Chancellor ‘Terrorist Supporter’

Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:10:54

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turns a deaf ear to a European Union warning to tone down his inflammatory rhetoric against its leaders, this time lashing out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a “terrorist supporter.”

Turkey Denounces UN Human Rights Report Against Ankara as ‘Biased’

Sat Mar 11, 2017 13:20:31

Turkey has lambasted as “biased” a report by the United Nations accusing Ankara of committing serious human rights violations, including displacing half a million people, in its military operations against Kurdish militants in the country's southeastern regions.

Turkish Diplomat Seeks Swiss Asylum

Thu Mar 9, 2017 20:37:20

Turkey's deputy ambassador to Switzerland has claimed asylum, according to Swiss media.

Turkey to Decide Fate of Captured Pilot of Crashed Syrian Jet Soon: Deputy PM

Sun Mar 5, 2017 18:40:32

Turkey will announce in the coming days whether it will hand over a captured Syrian pilot who landed on the Turkish side of the border after ejecting from a crashing military plane to Syria, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said Sunday.

Germany Supports Terrorism: Turkey’s Erdogan

Sat Mar 4, 2017 09:01:47

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Germany of supporting terrorism after German authorities canceled planned rallies in support of a referendum in Turkey aimed at expanding Erdogan’s executive powers.

Turkish, Israeli officials discuss ties in Ankara

Wed Feb 1, 2017 14:27:55

Turkey and Israel have held their first political consultations in seven years after the two sides reached an agreement to normalize their ties in June 2016.

Britain's May due in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Sat Jan 28, 2017 13:37:55

British Prime Minister Theresa May, who met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, is due to arrive in Turkey for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — another important but complicated British ally.

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