Turkey
Explainer-Why is Turkey blocking Sweden and Finland NATO membership?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey,…
Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the…
Finland says timeout needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid
Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a timeout of a few weeks is needed in the talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey…
Greece expands fence along border with Turkey
Greece will almost double the length of the 5-meter (16-foot)-high steel fence on its border with Turkey amid concerns over a surge…
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw condemnation from Turkey
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy…
What’s at stake in Turkey’s upcoming elections
(Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is aiming to extend his 20-year rule in elections that will decide not just who leads Turkey…
Russia ramps up diesel supplies to Turkey and Morocco ahead EU embargo
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Russia has ramped up diesel supplies to Turkey and Morocco, seeking to reroute its oil products ahead…
UPDATED: Erdogan signals May 14 as Turkish elections date
ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Wednesday that Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier…
Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey for NATO bid, Erdogan says
Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to…
Cargo ship from Ukraine grounded in Bosphorus strait, traffic halted
ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The cargo ship MKK 1, travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on…
Swedish PM says cannot meet all Turkey’s demands for NATO membership support
STOCKHOLM, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but cannot…
Turkey accuses Cyprus of increasing tension in east Mediterranean over gas exploration
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies…