Ankara
Cyprus
American Fighter Jets Fly Over Turkish Occupied Cyprus
American F-22 fighter jets tore across the skies of Cyprus, flying over Famagusta and Karpasia, causing frustration in Ankara. By bypassing the so-called Turkish control center for the occupied territories in Cyprus, the United States ignored submitting the relevant request...
Military
Turkey to Build New Crescent-Shaped Military Complex in Ankara
Turkey will build new complex for all its military forces, combining them all in a Pentagon-like headquarters in the capital city of Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan stated on Monday.
The massive military headquarters will be the new home of the...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Threats Cast Shadow Over Greece-Turkey Meeting
Erdogan has cast a long shadow over Thursday's meeting between the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey, by threatening to invade Cyprus.
Diplomacy
Greece Refutes Turkey’s Claims it Hosts Anti-Turkish Terrorists
Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement refuting baseless claims of Turkey.
Diplomacy
Greek, Turkish Foreign Ministers to Meet in Ankara
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey will meet in Ankara on April 14, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday.
Greece
Libya's Navy Chief Warns: ''I Have Orders to Sink Any Turkish Research Vessel Myself''
Farag el Mahdawi, the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Navy, gave an interview to Greece's ALPHA TV on Monday evening, expressing his strong views against the recent agreement between Ankara and the Tripoli-based government forces of his country.
Mahdawi...
Cyprus
EU President Tusk Slams Turkey, Saying ''We Stand United Behind Cyprus''
Donald Tusk, the outgoing President of the European Council, issued a damning statement against Turkey on Monday evening, condemning Ankara's actions off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus.
Tusk, whose tenure in the EU's highest office ends on October 31,...
Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot Official Claims Ghost Town of Famagusta Will Reopen in Ten Years
Ersin Tatar, the so-called ''Prime Minister'' of the illegally occupied northern part of Cyprus said on Friday in Ankara that his ''administration's'' plan to re-open the fenced-off town of Varosha in Famagusta ''will be completed in the next ten...
Cyprus
Turkey Defies EU Sanctions, Vows to Continue Drilling off Cyprus
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday morning, commenting on EU Foreign Ministers' decision to go ahead with the first sanctions against Turkey, in response to its illegal activities off the coast of Cyprus.
''The conclusions adopted by...
Cyprus
Turkey's Cavusoglu Calls Any Cyprus Energy Deal that Excludes Ankara "Invalid"
Turkey's provocative statements challenging the Republic of Cyprus' sovereign rights show no signs of ceasing, as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made another claim against Nicosia's right to exploit its energy resources on Friday.
Speaking with Turkey's Anadolu news agency,...