Turkey

Turkey eases restrictions on freedom of speech

Ankara - The Turkish parliament early Wednesday passed amendments to the infamous Article 301 of the criminal code which criminalizes "insulting Turkishness" and which has been strongly criticized

Erdogan arrives in Syria for talks over Golan Heights

Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip ErdoganDamascus  - Tu

Turkish soldier killed in renewed fighting with PKK

TurkeyIstanbul  - A Turkish soldier was killed as the Turkish Army continued to attack the banned Kurdish

Turkey confirms airstrike on Kurdish rebels in Iraq

Ankara  - The Turkish military on Thursday confirmed that Turkish Air Force planes bombed on Wednesday suspected Kurdish rebel position in northern Iraq.

Austria says Turkey's EU membership talks should go ahead

Ankara  -  Austrian Foreign Minister Ursala Plassnik on Monday pledged to keep open European Union membership negotiations with Turkey, but stressed that Austria's position was that the result of t

EU Commissioner Rehn says EU must stand by Turkey in critical phase

Berlin  - Turkey is passing through a more critical phase than at any time since its negotiations to join the European Union began three years ago, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in an

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