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European foreign ministers criticised Turkey on Tuesday for failing to deal normally with Cyprus and opted to keep the brakes on Ankara's attempt to join the European Union.
(RTTNews) - The EU foreign ministers on Tuesday warned Turkey that it must open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic for ensuring progress in Ankara's efforts to join the 27-member European bloc.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey faced a new obstacle to joining the European Union after Cyprus, its rival in the Mediterranean Sea, widened a threat to veto the membership talks.
The attack, which occurred in the north-central part of the country, was the deadliest in the region in more than a decade.
1:25 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to extend the warmest of welcomes to Prime Minister Erdogan. I'm glad that I, personally, and the American people have a chance to reciprocate the wonderful hospitality that was extended to me when I visited Turkey in April. As I said when I had the great honor of addressing the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, I am strongly committed to creating the best ...
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Gunmen opened fire on a military unit in northern Turkey Monday, killing seven soldiers and wounding four more in what authorities described as an ambush.
Istanbul - In many ways, Turkish-European Union relations had little elsewhere to go but up in 2009. The previous year, which saw Ankara wrapped up in domestic distractions, particularly a court case which could have led to a ban of the ruling libera...
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The prison conditions for Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, are in line with detention standards, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
The Turkish prison conditions of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan meet international standards, the head of a parliamentary commission insisted Friday, after complaints from the jailed leader.
Brussels - Cyprus on Tuesday demanded a freeze on Turkey's European Union accession talks because of its blockade of Cypriot vessels, throwing a meeting of EU foreign ministers into disarray, diplomats in Brussels said. EU member states are keen to e...
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will press Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, one of NATO’s two Muslim members, for more support in curbing Iran’s nuclear program and rebuilding Afghanistan.
Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's Trip to D.C. Washington, DC December 4, 2009 STAFF: Well, this briefing is dedicated to Janine Zachria – (laughter) – the one person who really wants to talk about Turkey. But we – as you know, the Prime Minister Erdogan is coming to Washington on Monday, will be meeting with President Obama and Secretary ...
The five-member delegation representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) visited the Muslim-majority Republic of Turkey on 23-27 November.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will press Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, NATO’s only Muslim member, for more support in curbing Iran’s nuclear program and rebuilding Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East. A White House meeting Monday between the two leaders comes at a time of rising Turkish influence in the Middle East and Central Europe. Before leaving for Washington, Erdogan said Turkey has ...
(Corrects in first paragraph that Turkey is one of two Muslim NATO members.) Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will press Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, one of NATO’s two Muslim members, for more support in curbing Iran’s nuclear program and rebuilding Afghanistan.
