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Diplomacy
US Adopts Turkey’s Preferred Spelling at Ankara’s Request
The US will start referring to the country Turkey by its preferred variation, Türkiye, the US State Department said on Thursday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in January of last year that he would change the name of Turkey...
Greece
Reaction of Greek Foreign Ministry to Turkish Foreign Min Comments
"It is obvious that the governing and the opposition parties in Turkey are picking a fight for someone else's barn," the Greek Foreign ministry said in an announcement on Sunday.
"Some in the neighbourhood wish to drag Turkey towards behaviours...
Cyprus
Threats of Reprisal to Cypriot Project Candidates
The Turkish Foreign Minister has asked candidate groups for a Greek-Cypriot tender on the exploration of gas and petroleum off the island to withdraw, threatening them in case they do not step back, to exclude them from any future...
Europe
Turkish Foreign Minister Says “The Democratic Rights Of Religious Communities Are Our Top Priority”
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said, during his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and religious leaders on Saturday, that the discussions about problems in the region aim at providing the assurance that religious tolerance exists in Turkey".
During the press conference Ahmet Davutoğlu commented...
Europe
Turkish Foreign Minister Visits Greek Orthodox Churches in Germany
Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu paid a short visit to Orthodox churches in Cologne, Germany on Sunday.
Ahmet Davutoglu met Christian Turkish citizens at the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and St Petrus and Paulus Church in Cologne.
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