It is quite difficult for foreign diplomats to make comments about affairs in the country where they are assigned

“If guilty, she or he should be on trial under arrest.”

There is no doubt that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is responsible for the spiral of violence that has shaken this country even since the June elections

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is determined to maintain a tough militaristic line against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT - ‘We do not want war; this has been the situation for the past 25 years,’ Azerbaijani Energy Minister Aliyev says on the conflict with Armenia, adding that Azerbaijan has shown that it is a strong country

Underlining the need for the utmost care not to harm citizens in military ops, the top US diplomat in Turkey calls on the PKK to disarm

Pope Francis will next week make a brief trip to Lesbos, the Greek island on the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis, the Vatican confirmed on April 7

The trial of prominent Turkish columnist Cengiz Çandar, accused of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in seven opinion pieces, was opened and immediately adjourned in Istanbul on April 6

A probe has been launched in Germany against a presenter on the ZDF TV station who allegedly “insulted” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 7 warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain

The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticism against Turkey’s family minister has been turned up, with Kılıçdaroğlu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his use of the word "pervert"

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will pay an official visit to the Turkish capital next week ahead of his participation in the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul, the Turkish presidential office has announced

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest trip to Washington D.C. to attend a nuclear summit and conduct bilateral talks with U.S. President Barack Obama will probably have far-reaching consequences

For those who have long been closely observing Turkish politics, talking about differences between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on a number of very critical issues should not be surprising

The usual line “Turkey is bizarre” is no longer a sufficient term of portrayal

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on April 6 into reports of a massive data leak of the personal information of nearly 50 million Turkish citizens

A woman in Turkey’s northern province of Zonguldak is facing four years in prison for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Facebook, in a post written when Erdoğan was serving as prime minister in 2014

Turkey will work on a new rule to strip citizenship from Turks found to be supporting terrorism, the justice minister said on April 6, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he wanted such a measure

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 6 accused Russia of siding with Armenia in the conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, saying Moscow was meddling as it had in Ukraine and Syria

Comments by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu about Family Minister Sema Ramazanoğlu have drawn a sharp rebuke from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described Kılıçdaroğlu as a “political pervert” on April 6