Turkey

A national referendum will be held on Turkey’s EU accession, regardless of the outcome of negotiations between Brussels and Ankara, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann announced on Tuesday (May 3rd) after meeting

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has joined a chorus of demands by Turkish officials from the European Union to ease visa restrictions for his country’s citizens, a matter on which Turkey thinks it is being treated unfairly.

In a year, the citizens of Turkey may enter Moldova visa free. The subject had been discussed at bilateral political consultations in Chisinau during several days. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European

People in Turkey may say “no” to EU membership just like the Norwegians did, Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned ahead of a visit to Austria that starts Monday (May 2nd). The warning came in three interviews with

The government has decided to evacuate personnel posted to the Turkish Embassy in Tripoli over security concerns, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on Monday.

Turkey wants to help turn the war-ravaged Balkans into a region of cooperation with a joint future in the European Union and NATO, President Abdullah Gül has said, as part of Turkey’s increased involvement in the region where it has historic influence. “It is our desire to have the whole …

A trilateral summit of Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) takes place on Tuesday (April 26th) in Karadjordjevo. President Boris Tadic, his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and members of BiH tripartite presidency — Nebojsa Radmanovic, Bakir Izetbegovic and Zeljko Komsic — will discuss co-operation among their countries.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said on Tuesday (April 19th) that accession talks with Turkey may restart in June after a year-long hiatus. His statement followed a meeting of the EU-Turkey Association Council

The European Union-Turkey Association Council is set to hold its 49th meeting in Brussels today. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the chief EU negotiator, State Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış, will represent Turkey in the meeting of the association council. EU officials attending the meeting are expected to …

Turkish and Russian nationals will be able travel between the two countries without obtaining a visa. Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on May 12, 2010 in Ankara to enable Turkish and Russian nationals travel without visa requirements. The agreement will take effect as of April 16, 2011.