Turkey

Turkey has spent $2.5 billion for Syrian refugees while the total of international support for the Turkish government stands at $175 million, Development Minister Cevdet Yilmaz said Wednesday in his remarks at a donor’s summit

Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) reassigned the Chief Prosecutor of Istanbul, Turhan Çolakkadı, from his office to a passive position on Jan. 16, as a part of a reshuffle move involving some 20 prosecutors

The construction of the wire fence at the Bulgarian – Turkish border will begin on January 20, Minister of Defense Angel Naydenov announced.

Turkey should re-calibrate its Syrian diplomacy and security policies in the face of realities, President Abdullah Gül urged Jan. 14 in his address to Turkish ambassadors convened in Ankarafor an annual conference. 

Turkey’s president is to meet Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after holding talks with opposition leaders on the embattled premier’s controversial bid to curb judges’ powers. President Abdullah Gul will meet Erdogan, as the president held separate meetings on the divisive bill with the heads of the opposition Republican

The European Union has made a formal request to Ankara asking to be consulted on the controversial judicial bill on the parliament’s agenda for ensuring that it is in line with EU legislation.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor is preparing to pay a two-day official visit to Turkey upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to boost the relations that have been flourishing due to a series of official visits in

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has invited Jan. 13 the leaders of opposition parties in Parliament for separate meetings at the presidential palace in Ankara, amid an ongoing political crisis fueled by a government bill increasing its control of the judiciary. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on January 10 that Bashar al-Assad is the source of evil in Syria. Turkey’s position on Syria remains unchanged, according to the minister.

New Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on EU not to make “unilateral and impatient statements via media” and urged calm over the events following a major graft probe.