Turkey

French President visits Turkey

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

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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, …

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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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