Turkey expects a method of action against Syria that will help clarify the picture in the Arab republic rather than measures that will further lead to uncertainty amid the county’s two-year-old civil war, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Aug. 28.
Read More »Turkish FM holds phone talks with Russian and US counterparts regarding Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the evening of Aug. 26, focusing on the chemical attack claims in Syria.
Read More »Turkey pledges to support Mali’s political stability
Turkey’s application to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to send a police force to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to the stability and security of Mali and has shown
Read More »Turkey would join coalition against Syria even if UN fails to reach consensus
Turkey will join an international coalition against neighbouring Syria even if the UN Security Council fails to reach consensus on the issue, its foreign minister said on Monday. “If a coalition is formed against Syria in this process, Turkey will take part in it,” Ahmet Davutoglu said.
Read More »Turkish FM says the international community was not effective on Syrian conflict
Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu said Syrian President Bashar al- Assad has crossed the red line several times. He criticized the international community and said, “Unfortunately the international
Read More »Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister meets with Turkish ambassador
Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister, Colonel General Safar Abiyev met with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan Alper Coshkun.
Read More »Turkish FM says all red lines in Syria have been crossed
All lines in the Syrian civil war have been crossed, stated Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Thursday, calling for a resolute international involvement in the conflict.
Read More »PACE rapporteur in Turkey for reporting assistance to Syrian refugees
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur Jean-Marie Bockel is in Turkey for two days, Aug. 21-22, as part of preparations for a report on the international assistance given to Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
Read More »Turkey says the international community should react to killings of civilians in Syria
If the facts surrounding the killing of civilians with chemical weapon in Syria are proven, the international community should react to this, according to a message from the Turkish Foreign Ministry posted on its official website on
Read More »Turkey to keep defense agreements with Egypt
Turkish National Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz received his Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim on Tuesday and said Turkey has not planned to cancel defense and military agreements with Egypt but there is also no new plan for military cooperation with Egypt.
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