Turkey

Turkish PM vists Algeria

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Tuesday in Algeria along with his accompanying delegation for a two-day visit. Upon arrival, Erdogan was received by his Algerian counterpart Abdulmalek Sellal.

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Turkish PM says Geneva meeting will not have expected results if Syrian opposition is excluded

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the US-Russia led Syria peace conference in Geneva, which is planned for June but likely to be pushed back to July, is bound to fail if the Syrian opposition is excluded from the talks.

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EU says dialogue is the answer to end Turkey protests

EU foreign policy supremo Catherine Ashton condemned police violence in Turkey as anti-government protests in dozens of cities there entered a fourth day Monday. A statement issued by her office Sunday said she had “expressed deep concern at the violence that occurred in Istanbul and

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Turkey protests enter fourth day

Turkey’s Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on Monday after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police in a nationwide wave of protests. Police fired tear gas and water cannon Sunday at protesters who marched on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offices in Istanbul and Ankara.

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