Armenia–Turkey relations

A 16-year-old Turkish boy who was recently released by Armenian forces after being captured on July 24 has arrived in Turkey.

Armenia has released a 16-year-old Turkish boy who crossed the border in July.

Turkish police have contacted Armenian police via Interpol to demand the release of a 16-year-old boy who allegedly crossed the border almost two months ago.

Turkey has a responsibility to share the pain of Armenian citizens over the "1915 events," according to a statement signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and read at an Armenian memorial held in Istanbul on April 24. 

Turkish Foreign Ministry on April 20 rejected as "unacceptable" the statement of the U.S. Department of State's spokeswoman over early polls in Turkey.       

Colombia opens an exhibition on Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler. ‘Güler’s legacy is about telling us the history of the city through his photos,’ the Turkish ambassador to Bogota tells state-run Anadolu Agency

An Istanbul court on Feb. 13 ruled to release two suspects from the gendarmerie in the Black Sea province of Trabzon in the case into the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007. 

The Netherlands and Turkey have suspended negotiations for the normalization of bilateral relations, with the former officially announcing the withdrawal of its ambassador to Turkey, who has already been absent for more than 10 months since tension erupted between the two countries last year.

Speaking at a hearing of the case on Dec. 5, former Trabzon Gendarmerie Intelligence head Lt. Col. Metin Yıldız said the authorities knew of a plot to assassinate Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink six months before he was shot dead in 2007.

A notorious Greek assassin jailed for life over the killings of 11 people including US, British and Turkish embassy staff, was back in prison on Nov. 11 after a controversial two-day leave.