New visa dispute sours Turkey-EU ties
Within a matter of hours of Turkey’s new government being announced, a major dispute over visas erupted Wednesday between Ankara
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Author: Dorian Jones of VOANews
Ouster of Turkish PM rekindles dissent in ruling AKP
Since the ousting of Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, pro-president media outlets are appealing for unity and loyalty to president
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Can EU migrant deal survive Turkey’s political turmoil?
Senior European Union and Turkish officials are meeting to rescue the EU visa deal. Since the ousting of Turkish Prime
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Migrant deportations between Greece and Turkey resume
In the face of protests, Greece has resumed deporting migrants to Turkey as part of a controversial European Union-Turkey deal
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Diplomatic row deepens over Turkey press freedom trial
A diplomatic dispute between Ankara and its Western allies continues to grow over the presence of senior foreign diplomats at
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Turks see Russia as greatest threat, poll finds
With Russian-Turkish tensions mounting, a recent poll finds that the Turkish people see Russia as their greatest threat. The annual
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Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the
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IS blamed for Istanbul suicide bombing
Foreign tourists are said to be among those killed and injured in a suicide attack in Istanbul’s main tourism district.
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Sparring continues over Turkish troops in Northern Iraq
The diplomatic dispute over Turkey’s deployment of soldiers and tanks to Iraq continues to deepen, with Baghdad accusing Ankara of
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