Turkish side says no point to new Cyprus conference
The Turkish side on Thursday seemed to flatly reject the convening of a new informal conference on Cyprus, saying there was no point to it...
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Turkey says EU needs to stop ‘playing for time’
Turkey’s foreign minister said the European Union needs to stop “playing for time” and should take concrete steps to improve positive momentum in ties, a...
Greek, Turkish ministers to meet on April 14 aiming to ease tensions
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet in Ankara on April 14, officials said on Wednesday, in a renewed...
Cavusoglu blames Greek Cypriots for island’s division
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday blamed the Greek Cypriot side for the island’s division which did not want to share power with the...
Turkey says it’s open to dialogue with Greece but says not being heeded in Athens (updated)
By Staff Reporter Turkey is open to dialogue with Greece to solve disagreements over Mediterranean rights and resources as long as Athens is too, Foreign...
Erdogan says Turkey will not succumb to threats, Oruc Reis to remain in region for 90 days (Updated)
Turkey, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, will not succumb to threats, intimidation and blackmail, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking at an event...
Cavusoglu condemns attack on Limassol mosque
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has joined the widespread condemnation of the vandalism at the Koprulu mosque in Limassol, which was sprayed with graffiti, including...
As govt braces for gas delays, Turkeys says it will continue drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ
As the Cyprus government is looking at a long delay in its hydrocarbons programme, Turkey says it plans to continue drilling in the island’s exclusive...
Ankara ‘will not hesitate’ to dispatch third drillship to the region
Ankara will “not hesitate” to dispatch a third drillship to the eastern Mediterranean or to waters off Cyprus, Turkey’s foreign minister said Thursday. But that...
Akinci was right to sound the alarm
When the Turkish foreign minister described Mustafa Akinci as unreliable, he used totally the wrong word By Alper Ali Riza Transferred malice is a principle...
Cavusoglu says Akinci ‘untrustworthy’ to work with (Updated)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday he had never worked with such an untrustworthy politician as Mustafa Akinci, widening the Turkish Cypriot leader’s...
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria, as he sought to speed up legislation to...
Cavusoglu: Turkey will protect its drillships by any means necessary
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday his country does not wish conflict with anyone but would protect its vessels in the eastern Mediterranean...
Akinci hits back at new criticism from Cavusoglu
Turkish Cypriots do not wish to become a minority of the Greek Cypriot community nor do they want an unhealthy and unbalanced relationship with Turkey,...
Video footage of Christodoulides-Cavusoglu encounter goes viral
Video footage of the chance encounter between the Cypriot and Turkish foreign ministers in New York made the rounds of social media on Tuesday showing...
Cavusoglu discusses Cyprus with Guterres in New York
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said he discussed the Cyprus issue with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Cavusoglu, who is in New York to...
Anastasiades, Famagusta officials discuss Varosha strategy (Update 1)
President Nicos Anastasiades, together with Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou and municipal councillors, sat down on Monday to discuss a strategy to counter plans by the...
Varosha has been waiting 45 years for its owners, not new settlers, president says
President Nicos Anastasiades has pledged to use every diplomatic means at his disposal to raise awareness abroad of the Turkish side’s plans to open up...
Cavusoglu says Varosha will open, Nicosia condemns ‘latest provocation’ (Updated)
Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu confirmed on Thursday that Turkey plans to re-open the fenced-off town of Varosha and that preparations were already underway there,...
TC trade union platform slams ‘colonial era’ Cavusoglu
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited the Karpas peninsula in the northeastern tip of Cyprus, as a “colonial-era” minister, and with his “racist and anti-solution”...