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NATO’s top military commander urged Turkey on Wednesday to buy a missile defence system that is compatible with other NATO systems, questioning whether the $3.4 billion Chinese system that Ankara is leaning towards is suitable.
Read More »French President to visit Turkey on Jan. 27
French President François Hollande’s long-awaited visit to Turkey will take place on Jan. 27-28. Hollande, whose election in 2012 was welcomed by Ankara due to his softer tone on the Turkish bid to join the European Union, has long been expected to visit Turkey. The decision
Read More »Turkish PM hopes for faster EU integration
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared that his country is awaiting a faster EU accession process. Erdogan’s comment came after Turkey began on Tuesday its 22nd round of EU accession negotiations called Chapter
Read More »Turkey says it could lose desire to join EU
Turkey will keep implementing reforms oriented towards eventual EU accession, but its desire to join the union might not last for too long, stated Turkish President Abullah Gul. Tuesday Gul was on an official visit to Norway, where he met Norwegian King Harald V.
Read More »Turkey, EU will open Chapter 22
Turkey and the European Union will open Chapter 22, which concerns regional policy and the coordination of structural instruments, on Tuesday at the Intergovernmental Accession Conference, thus ending a three-year hiatus in Turkey’s accession talks.
Read More »Turkish army captures chemical agents on border with Syria
The Turkish armed forced intercepted a three-vehicle convoy loaded with sulfur and other suspected chemical weapon agents from Syria. The convoy illegally crossed into in Reyhanli town, Hatay province, south Turkey, on Saturday, the military
Read More »Bulgaria, Turkey agree to make joint committee on Syria refugees
Bulgaria and Turkey have agreed to create a joint border committee to manage the flux of refugees from war torn Syria, said Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Kristian Vigenin Tuesday.
Read More »Turkey, Georgia to keep good relations under new president
The presidential elections held on Sunday in Georgia, a neighboring country to the northeast of Turkey, will make barely any change to the country’s relations with Turkey, as the two already enjoy positive relations that are unlikely to be affected by such political changes, experts say.
Read More »Turkey’s National Security Council discusses Syria and Iraq
Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK) met today to discuss the Syrian crisis, increasing violence in Iraq and the latest developments in the Middle East.
Read More »Turkey marks 90th anniversary since becoming a Republic
The celebrations of the Turkish Republic’s 90th Anniversary were kicked off today with a ceremony at the Anıtkabir mausoleum of the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in the capital Ankara.
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