TEHRAN, April 3, YJC - At least 262 Turkish diplomats and military personnel have filed for political asylum in Germany since a last year failed coup blamed on supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
TEHRAN, April 2, YJC - Turkey has developed for its armed forces a new laser-guided missile, L-UMTAS, in the framework of the project of anti-tank missiles of distant radius of action, local media reported Sunday.
TEHRAN, April 2, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has referred to himself as a "guardian of peace" while calling on Kurds to vote “Yes” in an upcoming constitutional reforms referendum.
TEHRAN, April 2, YJC - Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the re-arrest of 21 journalists who were supposed to be released from detention by order of an Istanbul court.
TEHRAN, March 31, YJC - Prosecutors in Turkey seek life sentences for more than 40 people stationed at an air base outside Ankara, from where plotters allegedly led the attempted coup of July 15, 2016.
TEHRAN, March 28, YJC - German prosecutors announced an investigation Tuesday into claims that Turkish agents are spying on alleged followers of exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen in Germany.
TEHRAN, March 27, YJC - Iran has dismissed the recent “unacceptable and unjustifiable” remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Tehran, saying Ankara is leveling accusations against other countries to justify its expansionist policies.
TEHRAN, March 25, YJC-President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn discussed with senior Turkish officials the possibility of removing Turkey's exiled opposition figure Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of masterminding a coup attempt last year, according to a report.
The UN has called on Iran, Russia and Turkey to convene a fresh round of peace talks TEHRAN, March 25, YJC-between Damascus and opposition groups in Astana, Kazakhstan, to bring the situation on the ground under control amid increasing militant attempts to break into the heart of the Syrian capital in defiance of a countrywide truce.
TEHRAN, March 16, YJC - A multi-nation conference on trans-Asia connectivity was held in New Delhi to explore the possibility of a rail freight service connecting India with Iran and Turkey.
Turkish European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik says time has come for the Ankara government to reassess its controversial refugee deal with the 28-nation bloc, which would grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel through most of Europe.
TEHRAN, March 15, YJC - Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff warned Wednesday that the German government reserves the right to impose entry bans on Turkish officials hoping to campaign in Germany, though he said the measure would be a "last resort."
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has clashed with his main rival anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders, as they laid out starkly opposing visions of their country’s future in an election campaign now consumed by a diplomatic row with Turkey.
TEHRAN, March 13, YJC - Turkey has summoned the Netherlands' envoy to formally complain about the treatment of Turkish diplomats over the weekend as well as the excessive use of force against demonstrators in an ensuing protest.
TEHRAN, March 12, YJC - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has vowed to take the most severe retaliatory measures after the Netherlands barred the flight of the Turkish top diplomat and deported the country's family minister.
TEHRAN, March 12, YJC - The Turkish government should investigate hundreds of alleged killings and other rights abuses in Turkey's southeast, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday, releasing a report on an upsurge in violence there over 18 months.
Turkey has sealed off the Dutch embassy in Ankara and consulate in Istanbul after the Netherlands stopped Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu from entering the country.
The Netherlands has barred a plane carrying the Turkish foreign minister from landing to drum up support for an April referendum in Turkey, saying the trip was be a threat to public order.
The Council of Europe has censured a hotly-pursued drive by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to change the country’s parliamentary ruling system to a presidential one.