Turkey

Turkish ambassador to Bulgaria İsmail Aramaz says that the visa system for Turkish citizens wanting to enter Bulgaria is a “serious obstacle to the future development of bilateral relations”. “Our government constantly urges the Bulgarian authorities to consider this issue,” he said. “In the previous instance, our prime minister, Recep …

Turkish Cypriot trade union members and supporters of left-wing parties joined a march in the northern part of Nicosia on Monday (February 7th) against what they described as “belittling” statements by Turkish Prime

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (February 6th) urged authorities in northern Cyprus to track down participants in the January 28th rally. The protest in the Turkish-dominated part of the

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will have an official visit to Georgia on Feb.11-12.  Davutoglu is set to hold meetings in Batumi and Tbilisi. During the visit it is not planned to conclude a memorandum on cultural monuments between the two countries, but this issue may be discussed.

The EU risks being “overtaken by a racist mentality” against Turks, Turkey’s chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis said on Wednesday (February 2nd) in an e-mailed statement of remarks in Poland. He was there on Tuesday to attend a commemoration for Holocaust victims at the former Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz.

Settlement of the Cyprus issue could be reached by the end of 2011, under the condition that leader of Turkish Cypriots Dervis Eroglu and Ankara accept a solution based on the formula of creating a federation of two communities in the island,  President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris said.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (February 1st) called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule amid mass protests in Cairo. “Mr. Mubarak, all of us will die and will be questioned over what we left behind,” Erdogan

Authorities announced on Tuesday (February 1st) that they have flown a pro-Kurdish politician wanted in Turkey to Cyprus, where his asylum request should be processed. Mustafa Sarikaya, former

Bulgarian government passed a decision to close down its honorary consulate in the Turkish city of Bursa and to dismiss honorary consul Hayati Korkmaz. Korkmaz’s activity is terminated over the compromising of its position of an honorary consul of Bulgaria to Turkey.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told politicians in Sarajevo on Saturday (January 29th) that his country is ready to help the various communities overcome differences that prevent them from forming a government following general elections in October. The region needs the three constituent peoples in BiH to co-exisit, he said, …