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Turkey says warned France about Lafarge support of terrorist groups

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday he warned France about the cement company Lafarge's ties to terrorist groups in northern Syria, Agence France-Presse...

European lawmakers urge PACE to examine Albania’s closure of Gülen-linked school

A declaration signed by 20 European lawmakers from 14 countries on Tuesday said the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) should follow...

Erdoğan to discuss NATO bid with Swedish PM in Turkey: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accepted a request from Sweden's new prime minister to visit Turkey for talks aimed at overcoming Ankara's objections to...

Swedish PM says ready to visit Turkey to unblock NATO bid

Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, said Thursday he was ready to head to Ankara to urge Turkey to back bids by Sweden and...

US Senate committee says political arrests in Turkey a betrayal of NATO values

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voiced its disapproval of the recent mass arrest of some 600 people in Turkey due to their...

Senior US Treasury official traveled to Turkey to discuss sanctions on Russia

A senior US Treasury Department official traveled to Turkey this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of...

Ankara does not extend lobbying contract with US law firm for F-35 jet program

Turkey did not extend a contract with Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, one of Washington’s most prestigious law firms, to lobby for its participation...

Ambassador stresses US impartiality in ongoing Turkish-Greek tensions

US Ambassador to Turkey Jeffry Flake has said his country’s security cooperation with NATO allies Turkey and Greece does not come from a position...

Turkey’s actions in Syria undermine campaign to defeat ISIL, endangers civilians, Biden says

US President Joe Biden accused Turkey of undermining the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and endangering civilians through...

Backsliding in democracy continues in Turkey, European Commission says

The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said democratic backsliding continued, underlining serious deficiencies in the functioning of the...

France says Putin’s proposal for new gas hub in Turkey makes ‘no sense’

The French presidency on Thursday snubbed Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to build a new gas hub in Turkey to supply Europe, saying it...

CoE mulls sending representatives to Ankara to urge compliance with ECtHR’s Kavala ruling

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) is considering appointing a "contact group" comprising "permanent representatives" to visit Ankara to "impress...

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