Erdoğan slams EU for policy against Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 24 slammed the European Union’s policy against Turkey, saying Turkey can open its own borders “when the time comes,” Hurriyet daily news reports. “The …
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Tusk: Turkey needs to end its operation in Syria
European Council President Donald Tusk called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pull his troops out of northern Syria. He recalled that the European Union "is condemning …
EU: Erdogan's threats of flooding Europe with refugees 'totally out of place'
European Council President Donald Tusk chastised Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan for threatening to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe and blasted the Turkish operation in northern Syria as …
EU keeps Turkey waiting on migration deal promises
After meeting with EU officials, Ankara reiterated its expectation from the union to keep its promises regarding the refugee deal
Seehofer’s most difficult mission leads to Ankara
German Interior Minister to solve a new refugee crisis
Erdogan: Turkey may open gates for migrants to Europe if no help given - media
Turkey may have to open the route for migrants into Europe if Ankara does not receive sufficient international support to deal with Syrian refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "Our …
Building a Turkey-Italy partnership based on mutual interests
Italy takes second place – after the Netherlands – on the podium of Turkey's European partners
Turkey will not bow to EU sanctions on drilling activities, VP says
Turkey will never bow to the EU Foreign Affairs Council sanctions and pressures declared "against Turkey's drilling activities in Eastern Mediterranean", the country's vice president said on Saturday. As Daily Sabah …
Cavusoglu on how Ankara takes EU sanctions
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said there is no need to take very seriously decisions made by the European Union to curb contacts and funding for Ankara over its drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus. "We …
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. …
EU adopts sanctions against Turkey for drilling off Cyprus
The foreign ministers of the EU countries have approved the imposition of sanctions against Turkey over its geological exploration in the waters of Cyprus, the DPA agency reported, referring to the statement adopted by the European ministers at a …
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 continues to build logistics centers to boost trade flow
Located at the crossroads of the modern Silk Road, which is being revitalized by China, Turkey has accelerated its efforts to build logistics centers that may handle trade flow worth over $2 trillion. As Daily Sabah …
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 …
Erdogan: Turkey still committed to EU membership
Ankara maintains its commitment to a full European Union membership even though the bloc has not kept its promises, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, a day after an EU report criticized Ankara on its judiciary and …
EU no longer wants to work together with Turkey?
Negotiations are basically at a dead end, and it's unclear how to get out of it
Kaymakcı vs. European Commission
Turkey rejects ‘EU’s unjust criticism’
