The Turkish authorities fail to combat domestic violence and protect victims in need of assistance despite courts issuing restraining orders and increasing penalties for abusers and murderers, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its report released on Thursday

Finland and Sweden believe the recent negotiations with Turkey on their accession to NATO to be constructive enough and plan to continue the talks in the same vein, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday

Sweden and Finland have said that they understand Turkey's security concerns over their membership in NATO, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will convene the National Security Council on May 26 to discuss the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, Turkish media reported on Wednesday

Three Turkish soldiers were killed and four others injured during Ankara's anti-terrorist operation against militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday

Turkey will hold consultations with the delegations of Sweden and Finland on the Nordic states' NATO membership in Ankara on May 25, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday