Turkish coup d'état attempt
Conviction based on app use violated Turkish teacher’s rights, European court says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that a Turkish teacher convicted in 2017 of terrorism offenses had his rights violated because the case against him relied mostly on his use of an encrypted messaging application.
Erdogan rhetoric indicative of difficulties ahead
The hostile comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday marking Turkey's "Victory Day," the anniversary of the defeat of the Greek forces in Asia Minor in 1922, are indicative of the difficulties that exist by definition in Greek-Turkish relations.
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Ankara concern over delay in US sale of F-16 jets
The stalemate in Washington on the issue of the approval for the modernization and sale of the F-16s is increasingly concerning Ankara, prompting skepticism about the future of US-Turkish relations.
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Erdoğan vows not to forget 2016 coup attempt
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has affirmed his enduring commitment to remembering the 2016 failed coup attempt and its supporting factions on the occasion of Democracy and National Unity Day.
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Altun labels July 15 failed coup as 'invasion attempt'
On the occasion of Democracy and National Unity Day, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has expressed that Türkiye faced an attack that appeared to be a coup attempt but was, in fact, an invasion attempt on July 15, 2016.
FETÖ fugitive held entering Türkiye under new identity
A man who attempted to deceive authorities by assuming an U.S. identity during passport procedures at Istanbul Airport has been revealed to be a Turkish national named Abdullah Uzundere, wanted for his alleged involvement with FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 coup attempt.
NATO chief to visit Ankara in 'near future' to push Sweden membership
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he would visit Ankara "in the near future" to push Sweden's membership bid, after the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"I'm confident of course that Sweden will be a member, and then we're working for that to happen as early as possible," Stoltenberg said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo.
Map challenges Greek sovereignty
The return to provocative statements by Turkish officials after the lull in tensions since the February earthquakes is being attributed in Athens to the election campaign in the neighboring country.
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Erdoğan accuses opposition of seeking approval from West
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 3 accused the opposition parties of seeking the approval of the Western countries while framing their policies.
Turkey cancels trilateral Sweden-Finland meet after protest
Turkey has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday.