Turkey

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale struck just under the  Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon, causing a great deal of damage in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir (Smyrna) and the Greek island...

The close ties between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are once again in the spotlight a few days before the presidential elections. In two separate reports, The New York Times and Reuters highlight the...

In a surprising about-face, after its announcement yesterday that the Greek Orthodox monastery at Chora would be reopened and used for Muslim prayers on Friday, the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey said that the reopening of the Monastery...

Turkey recently announced that the ancient Greek Orthodox Chora Monastery, located in Istanbul, which was converted into a mosque in August, will open for Muslim prayers on October 30. Chora's priceless artwork, including frescoes and mosaics, have been covered up...

In a Wednesday interview with RTL Radio, European Council President Charles Michel pledged that the European Union will assess Turkey's behavior before the end of this year. Michel also described as "unacceptable" the recent comments of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

A front-page cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked furious reactions from Turkish officials on Tuesday. "We condemn this most disgusting effort by this publication to spread its cultural racism and hatred,"...

The European Union will "have to think again" what it can do if Turkey continues its provocative actions and statements, the European Commission's spokesperson for foreign affairs issues, Peter Stano, said on Monday. He also repeated that the EU...

Leaders from around Europe condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inflammatory statements against French President Emmanuel Macron. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned Erdogan's assertion that Macron need psychiatric treatment...

The European Union responded to Turkey on Sunday after Erdogan’s communications director accused Europe of intimidating Muslims. “Europe is an increasingly dangerous place for Muslims,” Fahrettin Altun, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director said in a series of tweets...

France recalled its ambassador in Ankara after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the French president needed “mental treatment,” and criticized Emmanuel Macron’s policy toward Islam. Such “excess” and “coarseness” on the part of Erdogan are “unacceptable,” Macron’s office said...