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A court in the western province of İzmir has sentenced the alleged killer of a Russian jet pilot to five years in jail over "violating the law on firearms" and "keeping a warfare weapon" in a separate case into him.

"The picture in the aftermath of the referendum shows Turkey's democratic strength. This should be well read. We are a country under threat from terrorism. We escaped from a coup attempt.

Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has stated that developments that threaten global security necessitate a "reinforced relationship" between Ankara and Brussels. 

His statement came a day after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) re-opened monitoring process on Turkey, and it also touched on his visits to Brussels and Strasbourg in the coming weeks. 

Ankara is not in a position to accept political blackmail, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said, amid possibility the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) could degrade Turkey's status and reopen its monitoring process, which could lead to a suspension of its accession to the bloc. 

Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Faruk Çelik has visited a family of five living in a two-meter-square cupboard in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa after reports emerged in the media that they were living in grueling conditions. 

Turkey's EU minister on Mach 25 criticized a U.K. parliamentary committee report, saying some of its conclusions on the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey were partial.

Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has criticized the European Parliament for "violating its own values" in its ban on pro-government English-language Daily Sabah at the parliament.

EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn should stop acting like a "colonial governor" and instead mind his own business by enhancing the enlargement processes of candidate countries, Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said in response to Hahn's remarks that prospected constitutional changes in Turkey would make the country's accession to EU "unrealistic."  

Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the recent diplomatic row between the two countries, as Ankara's ire is focused on the Dutch government, not its people or businesses, Turkey's minister for EU Affairs told Reuters.

One of the most important messages delivered by EU Minister Ömer Çelik at a recent meeting with the Ankara bureau chiefs of media outlets was that the Turkish government is not willing to turn current spats with the Netherlands and Germany into a fresh source of tension with the European Union.