Opinion: EU refugee summit over Balkan route has saved Europe for now
Facing the complete failure of the handling of the refugee crisis, key European Union (EU) states have agreed upon emergency
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Turkey
European leaders agree 17-point plan on Western Balkans migration route
Leaders of eight European Union countries and of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania have agreed on a 17-point plan of action
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Security threats drive deep polarisation in Turkey ahead of election
In squares and shopping malls across Istanbul, rival parties have set up election stalls to try to lure in undecided
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Turkey facing isolation in bid to designate Kurdish group as terrorists
Turkey’s National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to
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Turkey press freedom seen as under serious threat
Freedom of the press in Turkey is under serious threat, according to a coalition of global media rights groups who
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Syria offensives trigger more Turkey-bound refugees
Turkish officials say 50,000 refugees have left the Syrian city of Aleppo and are heading to the border, but it
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EU membership more elusive than ever for Turkey
Moves by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to clamp down on the Kurdish minority and the media before next month’s
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Refugees scramble to reach Europe before winter
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble
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Thousands of migrants stranded between Serbia and Croatia
Several thousand migrants remain stranded Monday along the Croatian-Serbian border. They spent a cold night with little food after Hungary
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