Turkish riot police on Thursday fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters demanding the release of army officers jailed for plotting a coup. “Freedom to patriots, end conspiracies,” the protesters shouted as
Read More »Turkish FM calls on Bosnia to continue reforms
Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotuglu on Wednesday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to carry out reforms as soon as possible amid social unrest.
Read More »Pakistani PM to arrive in Ankara for trilateral summit
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Ankara on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Turkey to attend Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit, officials said. The trilateral process, an important platform for high-level dialogue, security cooperation, and economic development partnership, was launched in 2007.
Read More »Turkish FM on visit to Sarajevo
Turkey will continue to support Bosnia and Herzegovina, said Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, on Wednesday in a visit to the capital Sarajevo which has witnessed scenes of mass unrest since Friday. “Turkey is and will be on the side of our Bosnian brothers anytime for its stability, peace, political and territorial integrity,” said Davutoglu. “We came here …
Read More »Cyprus leaders pledge to find agreement as soon as possible
Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders vowed to seek agreement on ending the island’s four-decade division “as soon as possible,” relaunching peace talks Tuesday after nearly a two-year hiatus. Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu endorsed a road map for the relaunch of the U.N.-brokered talks at a meeting …
Read More »Obama welcomes Cyprus reunification dialogue
As the Turkish and Greek leaders of a divided Cyprus met for talks on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama welcomed the effort and urged the two sides to avoid any actions that could “escalate tension.” In a statement released
Read More »Turkey to boost aid for Africa
Turkey’s president says aid to Africa will increase, as the continent should not be left to suffer alone. Abdullah Gul – speaking at a joint press conference with Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday – said it is morally wrong to
Read More »EU hails resumption of Cyprus dialogue
The European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement announced earlier Tuesday by the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on a Joint Declaration, which lays a solid foundation for resumption of negotiations for a fair and
Read More »Turkish FM held phone dialogue with Greek, Bosnian counterparts
Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu held phone talks on Saturday with his Greek counterpart, Evangelos Venizelos and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three-membered presidency council’s Bosniak member, Bakir Izetbegovic. Venizelos and Davutoglu discussed the recent developments on the Cyprus dispute.
Read More »Greece agrees to resume Cyprus talks
Greece supports the resumption of talks for a “viable and fair” solution to the Cyprus issue, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Friday. A joint declaration that will pave the way for restarting the stalled talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders is likely
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