TEHRAN, April 19, YJC - Italy has called on the Turkish government to set free an Italian journalist and human rights activist arrested near the Syrian border more than a week ago as he was doing research for a book.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - Nearly 50 people have been detained by police in Turkey amid rallies against the result of Sunday's constitutional referendum to broaden presidential powers.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - Top Austrian officials have called on the European Union to end talks over Turkey’s decades-long efforts to join the bloc following a narrowly passed referendum granting the Turkish president unprecedented powers.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - Turkey’s cabinet has extended a state of emergency in the country for another three months just one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins a referendum extending his executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Turkey’s main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has called for the annulment of the results of a referendum on changes to the country’s constitution, which would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extensive executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - 51 percent of Turkish people said ‘yes’ to a change in parliamentary system and expanding president’s authority in a recent referendum on the constitution.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Top European officials have reacted to the recent referendum in Turkey by calling on Ankara to choose its next steps carefully and seek broader consensus in implementing constitutional reforms.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in a constitutional referendum granting him vastly increased executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 15, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has censured the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for reporting that "no" campaigners in Turkey's upcoming referendum on extending presidential powers have faced crackdown by Ankara.
TEHRAN, April 14, YJC - Turkey threatens to suspend EU migrant deal if no visa waiver provided Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country would re-evaluate or suspend all agreements under its controversial refugee deal with the European Union in case the 28-nation bloc does not grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel through most of Europe.
TEHRAN, April 14, YJC - A panel of UN human rights experts has blasted Turkey for violating people’s rights to work and education through dismissals made possible under a state of emergency declared following last year’s failed military coup.
TEHRAN, April 12, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Germany of supporting terrorists and reviving Nazism as tensions heighten between the two sides over the cancellation of pro-Erdogan rallies in the European country.
TEHRAN, April 11, YJC - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the latest progress on Syrian peace process.
TEHRAN, April 9, YJC -Turkey has called on Russia to stop supporting President Bashar al-Assad following a US missile strike which drew praise from Turkish leaders and other supporters of militant groups in Syria.
TEHRAN, April 7, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would welcome a possible US military campaign in Syria in the wake of a suspected chemical attack in the Arab country’s northwestern province of Idlib.
TEHRAN, April 5, YJC - The Syrian ambassador to Russia has accused Turkey of seeking to establish a city near the northern Syrian city of al-Bab, citing Turkish troops’ presence and occupation of the area.
TEHRAN, April 5, YJC -Russia's Black Sea Fleet and Turkey's navy held joint exercises in the Black Sea, the fleet's spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachev said Wednesday.
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.