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EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis said on Sunday during a press conference that Turkey’s membership in the European Union has been delayed due to political reasons. “One would wish to see that we were a member of the bloc
Read More »Turkish FM congratulates new foreign and defense ministers of Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has called the new Greek foreign and defense ministers to congratulate them on their new posts. In a recent Cabinet reshuffle, Evangelos Venizelos, the leader of the Socialist Pasok party, was
Read More »UN experts visit Turkey to investigate Syria chemical weapons claims
U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday. Members of the team assembled by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had
Read More »Turkish FM and Russian counterpart discuss Syria situation
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, June 26 as preparations for the Geneva II conference to find a path to a solution for the deadlock in Syria are ongoing.
Read More »Turkish Minister for EU affairs meets EU ambassadors to discuss Gezi events
EU Affairs Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış hosted a lunch meeting for the ambassadors of EU states on Tuesday at the EU Affairs Ministry building in Ankara during which he briefed the ambassadors on the Gezi
Read More »EU to start again membership talks with Turkey
European Union ministers agreed Tuesday to reopen Turkey’s accession talks despite reticence from Germany and others over Ankara’s tough crackdown on protests. Ireland, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said EU ministers had finally
Read More »CoE Secretary General to meet Turkish PM
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland will visit Turkey on June 25 to meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to the disproportionate use of force by the police during the mass protests
Read More »Germany calls Turkish ambassador for explanations over criticism from Ankara on EU bid
Germany summoned the Turkish ambassador, Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu, Friday over sharp criticism from Ankara over reluctance to move forward with Turkey’s EU bid.
Read More »Turkey condemns bomb attack in Pakistan
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday condemned the suicide attack staged during a funeral in Pakistan’s Khyber Paktunkhwa state.
Read More »Germany to vote against Turkey’s EU entry negotiations
Germany has decided to block the restart of Turkey’s EU accession talks over the brutal crackdown on protesters in the country.
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