French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Turkey at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul. The visit will focus on discussions of the development of political and trade relations, as
Read More »French President to visit Turkey to discuss bilateral relations
French President François Hollande is preparing to pay a two-day official visit to Turkey on Jan. 27-28 upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to add new momentum to the relations between the two
Read More »Turkish EU Minister says membership is an indispensable goal
While describing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent visit to Brussels as “extremely successful,” the EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said EU membership is an “indispensable goal” for Turkey, despite certain flaws and mutual resentments.
Read More »EU says Turkey should better observe political criteria for integration
Leaders of the European Union (EU) urged Turkey to better observe the EU political criteria in order to join the bloc during talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. The first visit of Erdogan in five years to the EU headquarters came amid graft scandal of his cabinet, …
Read More »Turkish PM pledges that rule of law will be respected
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave assurances to the European Union to respect the rule of law, judicial independence and the separation of powers amid the government’s move to draft a controversial judicial bill
Read More »Turkish, Georgian presidents discuss repatriation of Meskhetian Turks
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is paying an official to Ankara, has today met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Turkish and Georgian presidents discussed repatriation of Meskhetian Turks.
Read More »Georgian President visits Turkey
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili is paying an official visit to Turkey. This is the first official visit of Margvelashvili.
Read More »Turkish PM to discuss with senior EU officials in Brussels
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to embark on a two-day trip to Brussels, marking his first visit to the EU’s capital since 2009. Erdoğan will hold tough talks on the future of Turkey’s accession process, in the face of
Read More »Germany pledges to continue support for Turkish air force
The civil war in Syria continues to pose a threat to Turkey, and the German government will continue to give support to the Turkish air force as part of the NATO mission, Germany’s Foreign Minister
Read More »Turkish FM, John Kery discuss Syrian situation ahead of Geneva II
In a phone call on Wednesday Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and US Secretary of State John Kerry assessed the current situation in Syria, and Kerry briefed the Turkish foreign minister on his Jan. 13 meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Paris, where the two also discussed developments in …
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