Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw down the gauntlet to his rivals, including “spies” and “traitors” Dec. 22, warning them against using allegations of high-level corruption to undermine his rule or he would “break their hands.” 

The police in Turkey’s Istanbul fired rubber bullets, tear gas andwater cannon to disperse more than 10,000 anti-government protesters on Sunday. An eyewitness said five people were injured and one had a heart attack during thedemonstration supported by more than 200 political parties, associations and platforms inthe country.

Turkey and Moldova have agreed to speed up ties in order to create a strategic partnership and a free trade agreement, TurkishPresident Abdullah Gül said yesterday, after he met with Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti.

On Dec. 18 the Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov received the head of the General Plan and Principles Department of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Staff, Lieutenant General Alpaslan Erdogan.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has reiterated his country’s support for the EU integration efforts of the Western Balkan countries and Turkey.

Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to sign a number of agreements with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül.

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the deal with the EU a “milestone” and a new era in Tureky-EU relations. “We are not coming to become a burden, but to help with it. The visa requirements should have been removed long ago. The fact that they haven’t been removed yet has only harmed …

Turkey and the European Union have signed an agreement that will allow Turkish citizens to enjoy visa-free travel to European countries.

on Following the meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian. Yerevan is hosting the meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council today.

Azerbaijan and Turkey should strengthen cooperation in the energy sphere, as under the conditions of increasing demand for natural resources in Europe, the significance of this partnership will only rise, Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz said speaking at the Caspian Forum in Istanbul on Dec.5.