Turkey would consider annexing northern Cyprus, which is technically EU territory, if talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots fail to reach a deal on reunification of the island, Turkey’s European Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış told a Turkish Cypriot newspaper.
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Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias has told the United Nations and other international actors that his government was ready to continue talks with the Turkish Cypriots on reunification of the island after
Read More »Five Russian Tu-22 bombers passed close by over the Black Sea on Wednesday
Five Russian strategic bombers have raised alert with the Bulgarian and Turkish Air Forces after flying close by over the Black Sea on Wednesday. The five Russian Tu-22 bombers were detected right
Read More »Turkish President and Georgian counterpart to attend international conference in Azerbaijan
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili are expected to attend the International Conference “Building Bridges”, to be held in September in Gabala, President of the Association for Civil Society Development (ACSD) in Azerbaijan, MP Elkhan Suleymanov told the press on Friday. He said the conference will …
Read More »Turkish former army chiefs to testify in court for 2003 Sledgehammer coup plot
Several former army chiefs were summoned to a Turkish court on Wednesday for the investigation of a coup plot that has already put dozens of high ranking military officials behind bars. The 10th Istanbul High Criminal Court demanded
Read More »Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey should increase economic cooperation, says Turkish economy minister
The Tbilisi Business Forum contributes to development and deepening of economic relations between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, Economy Minister of Turkey Zafer Caglayan, who arrived in Georgia to attend Georgian-Azerbaijani-Turkish Business Forum, told journalists in Tbilisi.
Read More »Turkey welcomes new Bosnia government
Turkey has welcomed the formation of a new government in Bosnia-Herzegovina after political leaders approved cabinet composition. “We welcome the approval of the composition of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers and the
Read More »Bulgaria closed Turkish Border because of floods
The Bulgarian Border Police has shut down for traffic the Kapitan Andreevo crossing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a result of the floods that struck Southeastern Bulgaria on Monday. As of 6 pm on February 6, 2012, the Kapitan Andreevo crossing was
Read More »France politicians put on hold law on Armenian genocide
France’s new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.
Read More »Georgia, Turkey to cooperate on restoring churches and mosques
The Georgian side agreed to allot the site for the construction of a new mosque, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay said at a meeting with Georgian Minister of Culture Nika Rurua in Ankara. “We want to intensify the cooperation in the sphere of tourism
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