Turkey

Turkish FM calls for UN seat to Syrian opposition

Ahmet Davutoglu attended the Arab League’s 24th Ordinary Summit in Qatar where Syria and Palestine dominated the agenda Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday attended the Arab League’s 24th Ordinary Summit in the Qatari capital of Doha where he said, “We must start working for the Interim Government (of …

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Turkey says the EU needs fairer system

The European Union must preserve its solidarity and come up with a fairer system as its economic problems are only temporary, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said at an informal meeting of EU leaders. “What makes the EU significant for us [Turkey] are the values

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PKK leader Ocalan calls for peace in historic message

Jailed leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan called on PKK forces for a cease-fire and withdrawal from Turkey, in a long-awaited, historic announcement during celebrations of Nevruz, a spring festival, in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Thursday.

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Turkish EU Minister says his country’s integration would boost EU’s growth

Turkey’s membership will contribute to EU growth, Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis said on Tuesday during a conference in Ankara on an EU project for capacity building in governorates. Bagis said Turkey would make the EU cake bigger, rather than reducing in size the slices of other EU member countries.

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Turkish Prime Minister is optimistic on solving conflict with Kurdish rebels peacefully

Turkey’s prime minister says he hopes this week’s Kurdish spring festival will herald the start of a peaceful resolution of the nearly 30-year-old conflict with Kurdish rebels. Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Tuesday, ahead of Thursday’s spring festivities

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