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EU rejects Ankara’s accusations of failing to honor 2016 refugee deal: report

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has rejected Turkey’s accusations that Brussels has failed to honor its side of a refugee deal signed between the two...

EU will not agree to Libya deal unless Turkey accord scrapped: Greek PM

The European Union will not agree to a political solution to Libya’s factional conflict unless Turkey and Libya abandon a maritime accord they signed in November,...

Moscow denies reports claiming Russia will recognize Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has denied rumors that Moscow plans to recognize Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus which, according to some Turkish media reports would take...

Erdoğan urges int’l pressure for tentative Libya truce as Merkel visits Turkey: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that the “environment of chaos” in Libya threatens to affect the whole Mediterranean basin and urged international...

Cyprus retracts ‘data theft’ accusation against Turkey: report

Cyprus' government spokesman on Thursday backpedaled on a claim that Turkey may have stolen technical data it used to pinpoint a target for gas drilling in...

Mayors of Greek islands demand transfer of migrants to country’s mainland: report

Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps, with a growing migrant influx from Turkey, demanded the transfer of...

Turkey accuses Europe of failing to honor refugee deal: report

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday accused the European Union of failing to honor a refugee deal, strongly criticizing the bloc for failing to pay...

Turkey, US treasury chiefs meet at Davos amid Halkbank row

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and US Treasury Secretary of Steve Mnuchin met at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos,...

Amnesty asks Merkel to work for release of Kavala, other activists during Turkey visit

Amnesty International has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will travel to Turkey this week, to take action for the release of jailed businessman and...

Turkish minister claims Greece illegally deployed military to Aegean islands near Turkey

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has asked Greece to remove military forces from 16 Aegean islands near Turkey he claims were illegally deployed, in a move...

NATO, Turkey still at odds over Russian missile purchase: Stoltenberg

NATO and key member Turkey have failed to find common ground over Russia’s controversial delivery of an S-400 air defense system to Ankara, the military alliance’s...

Turkish aid groups building some 10,000 houses for displaced Syrians near Idlib: report

Turkish aid groups have begun building more than 10,000 houses in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib to shelter growing numbers of people displaced by fighting, while...

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