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NATO may avoid sharing ballistic missiles intelligence with Turkey if the nation decides to buy Chinese or Russian systems for its missile defense program. Ankara would have to operate without NATO’s intelligence information on incoming ballistic missiles if it chooses to buy Chinese or Russian systems for its

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a visit on Wednesday to Baku, Azerbaijan. Erdoğan’s visit comes days after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to İstanbul in mid-July. During talks with Turkey’s leaders, Clinton reportedly called for ratification of

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s harsh criticism of Greek Cyprus and the European Union in regards to the course of affairs in the resolution of the Cyprus issue

As first Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that relations would freeze with the EU during the Greek Cypriot presidency in the latter part of 2012 unless

For Turkey and Greece, it is time to settle the long-lasting Aegean problem between them despite the Cyrpus issue, a new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) has indicated. “The deadlocked Cyprus problem is still a factor, but both sides have distanced themselves from the idea that its solution …

Turkish Foreign Minister Recep Tayyip Davutoğlu warned on Wednesday that Turkey will not recognize Greek Cyprus’ presidency of the European Union, which it will assume in the middle of 2012, unless a deal to reunify the divided island is reached by that time.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov visited Istanbul Saturday at the invitation of Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two officials discussed about political and economic relations between the two countries.

Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroğlu has accused his Greek Cypriot partners of foot-dragging in peace talks on the divided island but said progress can still be achieved by an October deadline set by the United Nations.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Thursday met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Istanbul. During the meeting, the two held talks about the road map that Turkey had proposed in the hopes of finding a settlement to the Libyan crisis. Davutoğlu also briefed the NATO chief about his …

Turkish Cypriot President Derviş Eroğlu met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss recently intensified peace talks between the island’s two communities to reunify the long-divided island. Barroso and Eroğlu discussed ways to push Greek Cyprus for a settlement on the island and end …