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Turkey’s EU minister says Merkel damaging EU credibility over Turkey

Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik has accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of damaging EU credibility by trying to dictate policy towards Ankara,...

Turkey agrees on intelligence sharing with Iran during military chief’s visit to Ankara

Turkey and Iran agreed on intelligence sharing and cooperation in the fight against terror during a visit by Iranian Chief of General Staff Maj....

Erdoğan spokesman: Merkel’s remarks ‘unfortunate,’ made for political gain

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan's spokesman İbrahim Kalın has responded to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s remarks on not expanding a customs union between Turkey and...

Turkey criticizes Merkel’s remarks on customs union, calls them ‘unfortunate’

Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs Ömer Çelik said on Thursday that remarks made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on not expanding a customs...

British FM Johnson leaves Turkey after a weeklong ‘secret’ holiday, report says

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his family came to Turkey on a “secret” holiday last week, the Doğan news agency reported on Wednesday. According...

Merkel says Turkey-EU customs union update not possible amid tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union cannot continue expanding the customs union with Turkey unless tensions with Turkey ease. Merkel’s remarks...

FM Çavuşoğlu: KRG referendum may trigger civil war

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday called on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to review a decision to hold an independence referendum...

Berlin to Ankara: No information about coup suspect Öksüz

In response to a diplomatic note from Turkey that asked Germany to confirm whether media reports claiming that the prime suspect in an attempted...

Top Russian commander to visit Ankara amid US-Turkey Idlib tension

Amid tensions between the US and Turkey over terrorism support in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said the chief of the Russian...

Turkey sends diplomatic note to Germany over prime coup suspect

Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Wednesday asking for confirmation of whether media reports claiming that the prime suspect in Turkey’s last...

US Adana consul’s request to meet officials in SE Turkey rejected

Linda Stuart Specht, the US consul in Adana, has said she wanted to meet with governors, district governors and mayors during visits to various...

[VIDEO] Secretary Tillerson: Turkey continues to limit rights of religious minorities

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday slammed Turkey for continuing to limit the human rights of members of some religious minority groups. Delivering...

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