Turkey
Europe Shies Away from Tough Action on Turkey
Europe Shies Away from Tough Action on Turkey
By Tasos Kokkinidis
Dec 11, 2020
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday decided to impose a limited...
EU to discuss arms sales to Turkey with NATO and new...
11 Dec, 2020
The EU will consult with allies in the US-led NATO bloc and new US administration on weapon sales to Turkey, German Chancellor...
What America’s biggest-ever defence bill of $740bn means for Middle East
MEE looks at national defence bill and what it entails for US military's approach to region
10 December 2020
Both the US House of Representatives and...
Erdogan’s picnic at Varosha
By Andreas Theophanous *
Dec. 2, 2020
2020 was not the first time that Turkey’s President Erdogan visited the occupied northern part of Cyprus to celebrate...
Turkish court acquits former CHP politician in ‘Bella Ciao’ case
A Turkish court has acquitted former CHP politician Banu Özdemir of a charge of “provoking public enmity” brought against her for sharing the videos...
EU split on Greece’s calls for arms embargo on Turkey. Apparently...
By Finian Cunningham
Dec. 9, 2020
It would seem to be a straightforward proposition: two member states of the European Union – Greece and Cyprus –...
Latest News: Turkey does not claim sovereign rights over Acropolis!
Turkey claims “sovereign rights” over the Greek island of Kastellorizo
December 6, 2020
Turkey is claiming “sovereign rights” over the Greek island of Kastellorizo and will...
Turkish Cypriot leader wants new direction for Cyprus talks
Dec. 1, 2020
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Tuesday efforts to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division should start fresh and aim to achieve a two-state...
Turkey part of EU agenda on ‘reinvigorating’ ties with US
By YANNIS PALAIOLOGOS
Dec. 1, 2020
Restoring stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and a “coordinated approach” to Turkey are among the issues outlined by the European...
Armenian Genocide of 1915: An Overview
By JOHN KIFNER
On the eve of World War I, there were two million Armenians in the declining Ottoman Empire. By 1922, there were fewer...