#Turkey

Turkish Airlines is to reinstate two of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft next week after Turkey’s civil aviation authority gave its approval, a source familiar with the matter said on ...

Cyprus has asked EU borders agency Frontex marine patrols to halt migrants sailing from Turkey`s southern coast to the island`s north Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said, speaking during ...

Expectations from the informal summit on the Cyprus problem set to take place in Geneva at the end of this month hinge on Turkey’s positions, President Nicos Anastasiades said ...

A professional soldier in the north had to attend his wedding party in Turkey virtually because he was unable to travel due to pandemic restrictions, it emerged on Thursday. According ...

The State Department has issued further sanctions against Turkish defence industry SSB, its president and other officials over the possession of Russian S-400 missiles. A press release said the Secretary ...

You know things are serious when supermarkets start locking away baby formula. Over the past year, 28,000 people in Turkey might have died of Covid-19. But what is affecting people more ...

Greece accused Turkey on Friday of trying to provoke it by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek waters. Greece and Turkey disagree on a range of issues, including ...

De-escalation of tensions by Turkey in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) should have duration and consistency, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during a teleconference with European Council President Charles ...

The presidents of the European Council and the European Commission will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on April 6, an EU spokesman said on Monday, in the latest sign ...

Turkey has approved development plans for a huge canal on the edge of Istanbul, Environment Minister Murat Kurum said on Saturday, advancing a project which has attracted criticism over its ...

The EU summit conclusions reflect the spirit of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s report and highlight the link between the bloc’s relations with Turkey and developments on ...

President Nicos Anastasaides told EU leaders on Thursday that despite Turkey’s temporary suspension of illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ, and its provocations against other member states, the bloc was ...

European Union leaders made good on Thursday on a 2016 promise to deepen trade ties with Turkey, but also warned Ankara to expect sanctions if it restarts exploration over disputed hydrocarbons ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday they had agreed that the joint conclusions of the European Council meeting this week should be in line ...

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 day before an EU ...

EU foreign ministers agreed to keep all options on the table regarding Turkey in case recent signs of de-escalation proved unsustainable, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said ...

By Sabine Siebold European Union sanctions against Turkey remain on the table, Germany warned on Monday, after Ankara decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a pact designed to counter ...

Scores of Turkish Cypriots participated in a protest rally on Monday against the economic protocol the north signed with Turkey arguing that such agreements only consolidate Ankara’s grip. The ...

The exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey and the negotiations for the solution of the Cyprus issue “must reach a satisfactory conclusion and cannot go on endlessly – time is not ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and European Union chiefs discussed eastern Mediterranean tensions and Turkey-EU ties in a video call on Friday, ahead of an EU summit due to address fraught ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday stressed the important role the EU can play in during the informal conference on the Cyprus issue that will take place next month in Geneva. ...

Cyprus has been receiving the biggest flow of migrants in proportion to its population, which is threatening to change its demographics, a presidential aide said on Friday, ahead of a ...

The EU will be present at the conference on Cyprus, convened by the UN, both in the initial phase in Geneva and in the next phase of in-depth negotiations, a ...

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 effort to ease months of heightened ...