Eurasia Press & News
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dismissed plans to build a shopping mall at the controversial Gezi Park while calling for an end to more than 10-day protests during his speech at the Ministry of European Affairs Istanbul conference on June 7.
Read More »EU tells Turkey force against demonstrators has no place in a democracy
Excessive police force against demonstrators “has no place” in a democracy, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule told Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, urging a probe into a week of violent unrest in Turkey, a longtime EU hopeful.
Read More »Turkish Cypriot PM resigned his post
Leader of National Unity Party (UBP) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk has resigned his post as required by law in the wake of his government’s downfall on Wednesday by a motion of no confidence.
Read More »Turkish PM to attend EU meeting in Istanbul
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to attend an international conference that will bring together members of the European Parliament, politicians and academics on Friday in İstanbul.
Read More »Turkey to increase cooperation with Romania in energy field
Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek said the development of relations between Turkey and Romania was important for regional peace and prosperity on Wednesday. Speaking in a joint press conference in Romania, Cicek said, “The development
Read More »Turkey to host Istanbul Conference to discuss Turkey-EU relations
Turkish Ministry of EU Affairs will host EU Istanbul Conference to discuss Turkey-EU relations and evaluate problems and opportunities.
Read More »Turkish PM vists Algeria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Tuesday in Algeria along with his accompanying delegation for a two-day visit. Upon arrival, Erdogan was received by his Algerian counterpart Abdulmalek Sellal.
Read More »Turkey government apologised to protesters
Turkey’s government apologised on Tuesday to protesters hurt in clashes with police during days of demonstrations and called for an immediate end to the protests. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc moved to calm
Read More »Turkish PM says Geneva meeting will not have expected results if Syrian opposition is excluded
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the US-Russia led Syria peace conference in Geneva, which is planned for June but likely to be pushed back to July, is bound to fail if the Syrian opposition is excluded from the talks.
Read More »Turkish president says protesters messages have been received
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul urged calm on Monday after days of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters and promised them their message had been “received”.
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