EU agrees to new chapter in Turkey’s accession negotiations
European Union ministers agreed on October 22 to open a new chapter in the process of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations,
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Turkey: 600 000 refugees from Syria
If figures presented by Ankara are an accurate representation of reality, then the situation with Syrian refugees have exceeded every
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Turkey’s ‘anti-terror’ law casts increasingly wide net
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s democratic reform package is facing criticism following the Justice Ministry’s revelation that 20,000 people
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EU should step up engagement with Turkey on human rights, European Commission report says
Turkey has taken important reform steps over the past 12 months but several further reforms are needed and the European
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More than 88% of credit cards in Turkey at risk of being cancelled – consumer association
Turkey’s Consumers Association (TÜDER) has warned that 50 million of 57 million credit cards currently in use could be cancelled
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Rifts emerge between Turkey’s PM and president
Divisions between Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-emerged last week with the president’s address at
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Protest blockade at Bulgarian-Turkish border lifted on third day
The blockade at Turkish-Bulgarian border checkpoints by Turkish lorry drivers protesting at Bulgarian vehicle inspections was lifted on its third
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Turkey completes construction of air defence system
Turkey is continuing its efforts to domestically produce weapons systems. The country’s defence ministry has announced launches of domestic short-range
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Dispute disrupts truck traffic at Turkish – Bulgarian border
A 25km-long queue of lorries formed at the Bulgarian – Turkish border checkpoint at Kapitan Andreevo on October 9 because
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