[ad_1] Istanbul: Germany and Italy have joined the growing list of Western countries having their consulates in Istanbul temporarily closed over security concerns, as Turkey is on high alert against possible retaliation for Quran burning incidents in several European countries. The German Embassy in the capital Ankara announced on socialContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid separately from Sweden’s bid to distinguish “between a problematic country and a less problematic one,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If NATO and these countries take such a decision, we, as Turkey, think that we may evaluate the applications separately. ButContinue Reading
[ad_1] Turkey flag Ankara: Turkey has raised its security measures to highest level against possible Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida retaliation on Western targets in the country, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. “Evaluations were made against all possible provocations, and our security measures were maximised after the sinister actions againstContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Danish ambassador to Ankara, Danny Annan, for allowing a demonstration that included the burning of a copy of the Quran in front of a mosque and Turkish embassy in the Denmark capital, Copenhagen. Paludan burned a copy of the Quran inContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey condemned the burning of the Quran by a far-right politician near a mosque in Denmark on Friday. “We condemn in the strongest terms that the hate crime committed in Sweden against our holy book Quran is allowed to be committed again in Copenhagen, Denmark today,” the TurkishContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: It is “meaningless” to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO accession process after recent protests in Stockholm, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “In this environment, a trilateral meeting is meaningless. It has been postponed because the current environment will overshadowContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, the state-run TRT network reported. The meeting was slated to take place in February, the report said, citing anonymous Turkish diplomatic sources. TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Finland could reconsider its joint NATO bid with Sweden if Stockholm’s application is delayed further, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Tuesday, a day after Turkey said it would not support the Swedish candidacy. “You have to assess theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has a tight two-year timetable for securing EU membership that is bound to dominate discussions at this week’s historic EU-Ukraine summit, the first to take place on Ukrainian soil. The problem? No oneContinue Reading
[ad_1] Nicosia: Last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled that the country’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for June would be held on May 14. This immediately stirred a debate about whether he can legitimately run for office, as the Constitution envisages that the President’s term of office isContinue Reading