EU ready for closer relations with Türkiye
relations between the EU and Türkiye will deepen. According to Borrell, all EU states are ready for closer cooperation with Türkiye.
Turkey and Cyprus
Netanyahu underwent surgery, all visits postponed
The Israeli Prime Minister underwent surgery due to health problems. According to Israeli media, Benjamin Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted.
Erdogan's first foreign trips after elections revealed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues his postelection tradition by embarking on his first trip abroad to the Turkish Republic of Northern …
Turkey is winning back the Eastern Mediterranean
Faced with economic and pandemic-related challenges at home, Ankara is, nevertheless, riding high beyond its borders
Northern Cyprus to eliminate military zone in a ghost town
A controversial plan to partially reopen an abandoned resort area in Cyprus’ buffer zone under the administration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus threatens to further raise tensions within Cypriot communities
Turkish patrol boat fires warning shots against Cypriot coast guard vessel
A Cypriot coast guard vessel was harassed by a Tukrish patrol boat off the ethnically-split island’s northwestern coast, according to reports Friday. According to the reports, the Turkish boat used dangerous maneuvers to force the …
Erdogan to give messages to the whole world.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he will give "essential messages" to the whole world on a July 20 visit to the Northern Cyprus. "If you cannot put forward this determination, this stance, nobody will …
Two-state solution: is it possible for Cyprus?
Even as Ankara and Athens reengage in exploratory talks over long-running maritime disputes, Turkey is pressing ahead in its campaign for a two-state solution on the island. Ankara is working with its allies in the breakaway Turkish Republic …
Russia ready to mediate in Eastern Mediterranean crisis: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Cyprus that Moscow was ready to help mediate in any talks with Turkey as tensions simmer over energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, Al Jazeera reports. Decades-old tensions …
EU planning to sanction Ankara over dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean waters
Brussels is preparing a list of Turkish names to be sanctioned
Can Turkey cooperate with Lebanon to defend its interests in the Mediterranean?
Ankara wants to resolve the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus issues
Turkey confirms Cyprus drilling to continue despite threat of EU sanctions
Ankara calls EU move to adopt sanctions 'unintelligent'
Turkish Cypriots want Turkey to remain guarantor country on island
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) supports Turkey's status as a guarantor country on the island
Turkey to send fourth ship to eastern Mediterranean
Turkey will send a fourth ship to the eastern Mediterranean to conduct seismic research for oil and gas around Cyprus, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said. Turkey currently has three ships around Cyprus, …
What caused Turkish-European sanctions war?
European Union decisions to curb contacts and funding for Turkey over its drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus will not affect Ankara’s determination to pursue energy activities in the region, Turkey's foreign ministry said. …
Gas sets Cyprus apart
The discovery of gas in the eastern Mediterranean has complicated attempts to reunify the divided island
Cavusoglu and Mogherini discuss activities in Eastern Mediterranean
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini discussed the situation in Eastern Mediterranean over a phone call today, diplomatic sources said. …
EU to impose sanctions on Turkey over Cyprus drilling?
The European Union will put on hold high-level talks with Ankara and negotiations on an air transport agreement, as well as freezing funding for Turkey next year, over "illegal" drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus, according to a draft …
Turkey has no plans to stop drilling operations near Cyprus
Turkey will continue carrying out hydrocarbons exploration in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone despite the European Union's negative reaction, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. "In early May, our vessel Fatih started …
Turkey-Cyprus tension may push EU to freeze talks with Ankara
The European Union will threaten to freeze talks on an upgraded customs union with Turkey if it does not stop drilling for gas in disputed waters near Cyprus, according to draft conclusions of a General Affairs Council. "The EU …
