Tag: Ankara
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...
Turks leave cities, fill shops in preparation for lockdown
ANKARA, Turkey — People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday as...
Turkey says it’s glad a woman leads EU’s executive branch
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government again rejected the accusation that it snubbed the head of the European Union's executive arm because she is...
108 on trial in Turkey for 2014 Kobani protests
ISTANBUL — More than 100 people linked to a pro-Kurdish party are to go on trial Monday in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, for their alleged...
EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier...
Turkey summons Swedish envoy over contacts with Syrian Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey summoned Sweden's ambassador on Tuesday to protest Swedish government officials’ contacts with Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara classifies as terror...
Greek FM travels to Turkey for talks on fraught ties
ANKARA, Turkey — Greece's foreign minister travels to Ankara on Thursday for talks on the two NATO allies’ fraught relationship, following a slight easing...
Turkey’s Erdogan blasts Draghi for calling him a ‘dictator’
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Italian Premier Mario Draghi of “tactlessness” and “rudeness,” for referring to him as...
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...