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Germany hails ‘positive signals’ from Turkey on eastern Mediterranean
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas during a visit to Ankara on Monday hailed "positive signals" from Turkey on the thorny issue of gas exploration in...
‘Accept the hand of friendship,’ Erdoğan says to European leaders before key EU summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that leaders of the European Union should "accept the hand of friendship Turkey is offering," calling...
NATO says Turkey, Greece ready for talks; Athens denies deal
Greece and Turkey have agreed to engage in dialogue to avoid a possible military confrontation in the east Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced...
Erdoğan says no project in eastern Med can be realized without Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said no project in
the eastern Mediterranean can be realized without Turkey’s participation, the
state-run Anadolu news agency reported.“Having the longest...
Arab League opposes ‘foreign interference’ in Libya in wake of Turkey agreements
The
Arab League on Tuesday called for efforts to "prevent foreign
interference" in Libya in the wake of military and maritime agreements
signed by Turkey with the...
Turkey violated Greek airspace 40 times in one day, raising tensions between NATO allies: report
Greek
air force pilots scrambled to intercept Turkish fighter jets that illegally
entered Greece’s airspace 40 times in a single day this week as tensions soar
between...
Turkey’s threats against neighbors proves it’s troublemaker of region: Greek FM
By threatening neighboring countries Turkey has proven
to the international community that it is the troublemaker of the eastern
Mediterranean region, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt call Turkey’s agreement with Libyan gov’t ‘illegal’: report
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have slammed Turkey’s deal on
maritime boundaries with Libya’s internationally recognized, Tripoli-based
government, criticizing it for constituting a violation of international law,
the...
Greek Cyprus rejects Turkish side’s joint drilling proposal
Greek Cypriot leaders on ethnically split Cyprus have
turned down a renewed proposal by breakaway Turkish Cypriots to form a joint
committee on managing natural gas...
Çavuşoğlu: EU sanctions for drilling in eastern Mediterranean will backfire
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday
responded to a draft statement by the European Union calling on Ankara to halt
drilling efforts in the eastern...
Greek armed forces on standby for Turkish moves in East Med, Aegean: report
As
tensions between Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean continue, despite
European Union calls for Turkey to desist from drilling for oil in Cyprus’
exclusive economic...
Second Turkish drilling ship launched off Cyprus: report
Turkey launched a second drilling ship on Thursday
which will conduct natural gas operations off the northeast coast of Cyprus for
three months, a move that...