Moldova Failed coup crackdown? Moldova raid sees teachers expelled to Turkey They were detained with excessive force and intimidation, it's been claimed. 07/09/2018
brussels bureau Turkey: former NATO officer speaks of torture after failed coup Cafer Topkaya was recalled from Brussels as part of Ankara purge and jailed for around 16 months 27/08/2018
Turkey Turkey vows to retaliate over US sanctions Turkey has vowed to retaliate against US sanctions imposed over the trial of a US pastor accused of backing terrorism. 02/08/2018
Turkey US Pastor faces up to 35 years in prison in Turkey President Trump took to Twitter in support of Pastor Brunson saying he was being imprisoned for “no reason” in Turkey and he urged President Erdoğan to release him. 07/05/2018
Turkey 15 jailed in Cumhuriyet trial 15 journalists and managers at the Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been given prison sentences in a trial which has drawn criticism about press freedom. 25/04/2018
Turkey Trial begins in Turkey of US pastor Andrew Brunson accused of terror links Turkish authorities accuse Brunson of links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen. 16/04/2018
Kosovo Erdogan slams Kosovo PM over sackings after Gulen-linked deportations The Turkish president promises Ramush Haradinaj "he will pay" for sacking senior officials after six Turks working in Kosovo were hunted down and deported back to Turkey. 31/03/2018
Greece Greek court rejects Turkey extradition request Ankara wants the handover of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed military coup in 2016 16/03/2018
Turkey Turkish teacher 'given job back' 18 months after his death He was tortured for being a traitor of Turkey, says a human rights group, and denied dignity even in death. Now authorities say he is innocent and have reinstated him as a teacher. 28/02/2018
world news "It was so cold, it felt like an arrow through my heart" A Turkish asylum-seeker describes the moment the flimsy vessel carrying him and others capsized while crossing the Evros River to Greece. 19/02/2018
Turkey 'I did not hear a single voice after we sank' survivor of capsized boa Fatih Yasar is the only known survivor of a capsized boat fleeing Turkey. 17/02/2018
brussels bureau Turkey's human rights record slammed by MEPs A resolution before the European Parliament in Strasbourg calls for EU accession funds to be withheld until criteria are met. 08/02/2018
Turkey Istanbul court rules to release the head of Amnesty in Turkey A court in Istanbul has ruled to release the head of Amnesty International in the country after nearly eight months in jail. 31/01/2018
Turkey Turkey extends state of emergency for a sixth time Ankara says it needs to continue with the measures to combat security challenges 09/01/2018
