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Erdoğan inaugurates mosque with Belarusian counterpart in Minsk

November 11, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened a mosque with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk on Friday. The head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate,...

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Erdoğan: If 3 million refugees march to Europe, the EU will not know what to do

November 11, 2016

In yet another veiled threat to the European Union, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey currently hosts 3 million refugees and that if...

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Germany approves extension of anti-ISIL mission from Turkey’s İncirlik base

November 11, 2016

The German Bundestag on Thursday passed an extension of its armed forces anti-ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) mission from Turkey's İncirlik...

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German FM to visit Turkey for more engagement with civil society

November 10, 2016

Announcing a visit to Turkey next Tuesday, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier underlined the importance of engagement with civil society in Turkey amid growing...

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European United Left/Nordic Green Left calls for freezing talks with Turkey

November 10, 2016

The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Thursday called for the freezing of membership accession talks with Turkey...

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CoE’s Jagland meets Turkey’s PM, FM amid hundreds of purge complaints to ECtHR

November 10, 2016

Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland met with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and the president of the Constitutional Court on...

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Ties strained as Turkish FM admits keeping German counterpart waiting on phone

November 10, 2016

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has admitted that he twice refused to take a call from German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Nov. 8....

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EU report expresses concern about purge against Gülen movement

November 10, 2016

The progress report on Turkey that was issued on Wednesday by the European Commission expressed concern over the Turkish government's purge against Gülen movement...

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UN demands release of Turkish judge serving on war crimes panel

November 10, 2016

The United Nations has demanded the release of Turkish judge Aydın Sefa Akay, who is serving on the UN war crimes panel and was...

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Turkey’s Erdoğan congratulates US President-elect Donald Trump

November 9, 2016

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump during a phone call on Wednesday and discussed improving relations and cooperating in fighting terrorism,...

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[UPDATE] EP Rapporteur Piri: EU should immediately freeze talks with Turkey

November 9, 2016

After the European Commission presented its enlargement report including the annual Turkey report on Wednesday, European Parliament (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said the...

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EU minister: Report on Turkey far from constructive

November 9, 2016

Reacting to the severe criticism of Turkey for serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in the latest European Union progress...

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