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Turkey slams EU criticism over new drilling off Cyprus
A declaration by EU foreign ministers condemning
Turkish drilling in the eastern Mediterranean is the "last example of a
fruitless discourse," Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson said...
Turkey will respond to EU’s ‘adverse steps’ in east Med if Turkish Cypriot rights ignored: Çavuşoğlu
Turkey will respond to the European Union’s “adverse
steps” in the eastern Mediterranean if the Turkish Cypriots’ right to explore
for and exploit hydrocarbon resources is...
Turkey says Germany, Netherlands agree to take back ISIL militants
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on
Wednesday that Germany and the Netherlands had agreed to take back German and
Dutch Islamic State in Iraq and...
Turkey needs EU economically, German lawmaker says in response to Erdoğan’s ISIL threat
German
deputy Norbert Röttgen on Tuesday said Turkey is in need of Europe’s support to
sustain its economy, in an apparent reaction to President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey vows to continue Cyprus drilling activities despite EU sanctions
In the wake of a
decision from European Union foreign ministers on Monday who agreed on economic
sanctions due to Turkey’s drilling off the coast of...
Secret migrant talks under way between EU, Turkey, following Erdoğan threats: report
New negotiations between Turkey and the European Union
over refugees have begun, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan demanding
additional financial aid and support for safe...
German, Austrian ministers say sanctions among options for Turkey’s Cyprus drilling: report
The European Union will decide on
Monday to symbolically punish Turkey over what it calls “illegal” drilling for
oil and gas off Cyprus and threaten harsher...
EU’s Hahn: The ideal thing for Turkey is to discontinue EU membership bid
European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said on Friday that the ideal situation for Turkey would be to discontinue...
The EU is all talk when it comes to Turkey
Abdullah BozkurtThe ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government effectively abandoned European Union accession talks when its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, concluded that he...
Erdoğan to EU: If you are honest, end the accession process. We don’t need you
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday targeted European Union leaders, accusing them of not being honest about Turkey’s accession to the bloc and...
[VIDEO] EU’s Hahn says urgent need for negative trend in Turkey to be reversed
Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, said on Tuesday that there is an urgent need for the negative trend...
CoE experts discuss freedom of expression, terrorism with Turkish officials in Ankara
Experts from the Council of Europe (CoE) visited the Turkish capital of Ankara and held discussions with officials from Turkey's Justice Ministry on Thursday...