EU will not lift visas for Turkish citizens
EU will not lift visas unless Turkey eases terrorism laws
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Turkey against 'privileged partnership' with EU
Turkey will not accept a "privileged partnership" with the EU, the country's EU Minister Omer Celik has said, Anadolu Agency reports. "If we are offered a privileged partnership, we will not even consider it, and …
Ankara says who depicts Ataturk and Erdogan as 'enemies' in NATO drills
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik called for investigating the chain of command involved in the NATO drill in Norway during which the reputation of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and founding …
Turkish issue decreases EU's credibility
A decision to cut or pause negotiations on Turkey’s EU accession process would be “suicide” for the bloc, Turkish EU Affairs Minister believes
Celik: Germany can't dictate EU policy
Turkey's EU minister Omer Celik said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments about halting the expansion of a customs union between Ankara and the European Union harmed the credibility of the …
EU and Turkey fail to defuse tensions
Tensions between the EU and Turkey over human rights were on full display in Brussels on Tuesday
EU to help Turkey to fulfill 5 conditions for visa-free regime
Ankara must fulfill five conditions before the European Union can introduce a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens. Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said this …
Johannes Hahn: dialogue on migration and anti-terrorist activities is necessary with Turkey
The European Union hopes to continue a high-level dialogue with Turkey on energy, migration and the fight against terrorism, despite the increased tension in relations, the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement …
Ankara says EU MPs’ call to freeze ties ‘null and void’
The European Parliament voted to accept a recommendation to suspend Turkey’s EU accession talks
Omer Celik: time has come to reassess migration deal with EU
Turkey's minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik said he believed the time has come for Turkey to reassess its migration deal with the European Union. Celik said that Turkey has fulfilled all of its obligations regarding …
Turkey threatens sanctions against Netherlands
Turkey will "surely have sanctions" against the Netherlands, the Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said today without giving details, as a diplomatic row between the NATO partners over Ankara's political campaigning …
Netherlands left a stain on their democracy, Omer Celik says
Turkish Foreign Minister Omer Celik criticized the decision of the Netherlands to ban the entry of Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, into the country. "The decision of the Netherlands to …
EU accused of double standards again
Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik criticized the “mixed” response given across the EU over the terrorist attacks in Turkey. "Why is it that when Turkey is attacked by ISIS, the Turkish …
Celik: Turkey not obliged to unilaterally solve immigration issue
Turkey insists on holding the EU-Turkey summit to discuss how to remove obstacles on the way to the implementation of agreements between Brussels and Ankara, …
Fire in Turkish dormitory kills 12
Twelve people, including eleven teenagers, were killed when a fire swept through a girls dormitory in the southern Turkish province of Adana on Tuesday. The fire, which broke out in a dormitory housing middle and high school students, …
Millions of refugees in Turkey ready to move to Europe
Readmission deal between Turkey and the EU enters death spiral
Ankara in fury after Euro parliament vote
The Turkish government has reacted angrily to the European Parliament’s Nov. 24 overwhelming recommendation to freeze Ankara’s EU accession negotiations, with chief negotiator Omer Celik saying his government regards …
Britain and Turkey talking about the future of the EU?
Even though Turkey wants to enter the EU and the U.K. wants to leave it, they have common problems
Celik: Russia not a substitute for relations with West
Turkish EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik said in an interview with The Washington Post that close Turkish-Russian relations doesn't mean that Turkey is turning its back to the West. He stressed that there is …
Erdogan: people of Turkey want death penalty back
The people of Turkey demand reinstating the death penalty, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said that if the Turkish parliament decides to restore the death penalty, no one has the right to criticize …
