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Turkish FM says impossible for Turkey to approve Sweden’s NATO bid at the present time
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has reiterated his country’s opposition to the entry of Sweden to NATO, saying it is impossible at the moment...
Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows
Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections...
Turkey’s foreign minister travels to US amid troubled ties
Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits...
Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women
Turkey on Thursday urged Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse their decision barring women from university education, calling it "neither Islamic nor humane,” Agence France-Presse...
Turkish FM slams Sweden’s refusal to extradite journalist Keneş
Turkey on Tuesday slammed Sweden's refusal to extradite a journalist that Ankara has demanded in exchange for its ratification of Stockholm's NATO membership, Agence...
Erdoğan slams US over ‘equipping Greek islands with weapons,’ denying Turkey F-16s
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday criticized the United States for "equipping Greek islands with weapons and aircraft" and not green-lighting the sale...
Finland must lift arms embargo on Turkey, Ankara says
Finland must lift an arms embargo on Ankara as a condition to securing support from Turkey for its NATO membership bid, Reuters reported on...
France raises Russian sanctions-busting with Turkey
France's top diplomat on Monday raised the danger of Russia using Turkey to avoid Ukraine-related sanctions during a sensitive visit to Ankara that tried...
FM says Turkey has no preconditions for dialogue with Syria
Turkey has no preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Tuesday, in a further softening of Ankara's...
German, Turkish diplomats spar in İstanbul
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart...
Turkey says it ‘never asks permission’ for Syria campaigns
Turkey warned on Thursday that it did not need anyone's permission to conduct a new military offensive against suspected Kurdish militants in Syria, Agence...
Turkey says Nordics must change laws if needed to meet its NATO demands
Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win its backing for their bid to join NATO, the...