14

Jun

Turkey’s Erdogan threatens Moody

Financial Times:  Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to conduct an “operation” against Moody’s, less than two weeks after the ratings company placed Turkey on review for a downgrade, state-run media reported.…

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13

Jun

Macedonia – More than a name

The Guardian: Macedonia’s president said on Wednesday he would not sign a landmark deal reached with Greece on changing his country’s name, dashing hopes of a swift end to a…

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13

Jun

Azerbaijan’s ambition to send gas to Europe step nearer as Turkey launches TANAP

AFP: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared open the $8bn and 1,850-km Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) that connects with an extension of the 700-km South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) to bring supplies…

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13

Jun

Greece agrees to recognise the Republic of North Macedonia

BBC: Greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself Macedonia at the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. After 27 years of talks - and…

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21

May

Ozil and Gundogan meet German President to make up for meeting with Erdogan

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, two German national football players of Turkish origin met Germany's president and football heads on Sunday, in efforts to calm a row…

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21

May

Erdogan seeks support in his Presidential election bid in Sarajevo

Euronews  and Al Jazeera report that Turkey's President Erdogan held a rally in Sarajevo ahead of next month's election in his country. On his arrival, he was greeted by the…

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19

May

Erdogan : Muslim leaders should unite and confront Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslim leaders to unite and confront Israel.  Speaking at an extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday, Erdogan said Israel…

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16

May

Turkey and Israel expel respective ambassadors; Belgium and Ireland summon Israeli ambassadors over Gaza violence

The Haertz reports that  "Israel expelled the Turkish consul in Jerusalem hours after the Israeli ambassador to Turkey was expelled on Tuesday. Israel's official statement to Turkey on the expulsion…

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15

May

DFB reprimands football players, Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan for meeting Erdogan

Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have been criticized for meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both are of Turkish heritage, but chose to represent Germany in international…

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13

May

Turkish President Erdogan arrives in the UK

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, began a three-day state visit to the UK on Sunday. On his arrival in the UK,  he insisted that Anglo-Turkish relations were going from strength to…

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12

May

Expectations and revelations before Erdogan start’s UK visit

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Theresa May during his official three-day visit to the U.K. starting on May 13. This visit comes…

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09

May

Protests in Montenegro, following the shooting which wounded investigative journalist

Olivera Lakić, a journalist for the Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, was wounded in the right leg outside her home in the capital, Podgorica. She was taken to a hospital and was…

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07

May

If re-elected, Turkish President Erdogan vowed that his country will launch new military operations to clear borders fro ‘terrorists’.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed that his country will launch new military operations "to clear its borders from terrorists". President Erdogan was speaking during a rally in Istanbul,…

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26

Apr

Russian, Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers to meet on April 28

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold bilateral talks with the Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu, as well as three-party talks in Moscow on April 28,…

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20

Apr

Europe Explained – EU Enlargement Process Update

While it is generally known that the European Union is on a continuing path to further enlargement, few are those that know which process precedes a country becoming effectively a…

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19

Apr

Erdogan Calls Snap Elections in Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called an election more than a year early. “We have decided to hold elections on June 24,” Erdogan said in a televised address…

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30

Mar

Balkans : It is open hunting season on independent thinkers

POLITICO reports that in the Balkans the West is fighting back against Russia in a battle for influence in the Balkans. But although the European Union has renewed its interest…

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24

Mar

Brexit and Salisbury amongst the main issues discussed during the spring European Council

The spring European Council, meeting in an EU27 format, adopted the guidelines on the framework for a future relationship with the UK after Brexit. The Commission's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, updated…

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