Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government
Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to prison by Turkish Court
A Turkish court sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak to two years and one month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of engaging in terrorist propaganda in support of a banned Kurdish separatist organization through one of her Journal articles.
Relations with Turkey ‘severely hit’ over past weeks, says Merkel
EU-Turkey relations have been severely hit by actions taken by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.
Kammenos: Turkey has threatened us in the past (video)
Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said Greece had seen similar threats by Turkey in the past, commenting on Turkey’s warning that it would scrap the EU-Turkey agreement on refugees after the decision by the Greek Supreme Court to block the extradition of 8 Turkish military officers charged with taking part in the failed coup attempt in 2015 against Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.