Çelik

At the same time as the European Union's foreign and security representative, Federica Mogherini, and Expansion Commissioner Johannes Hahn were making a joint statement over the tension between Turkey and the Netherlands on March 13, Turkish EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik was staging a press conference in Ankara.

Turkey has called on the European Union and the Council of Europe to raise their voices on the Netherlands' alleged breach of fundamental freedoms and European human rights convention, accusing the Dutch government of causing a crisis in international law with its violence against Turkish demonstrators and a member of the Turkish government, according to EU Minister Ömer Çelik.

Whenever the question is asked to Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ or EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik during their travels abroad, they give the standard answer that there is no journalist or writer in jail in Turkey for what they have written or said.

A common policy should be developed against increasing racism in Europe, immigrant hostility, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic politics, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik said March 6 on his official Twitter account. 

The only way to jumpstart stalled Turkey-EU ties is to hold a high-level summit between the two parties, Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said, suggesting that it should occur in the first half of 2017 and produce concrete results in Turkey's accession process, as well as a visa exemption to Turkish nationals. 

A couple living in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Ergani disrict have named their new-born baby "Evet," meaning yes in Turkish, to draw attention to the country's April 16 referendum on the charter amendment, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 15.

"Erdoğanophobia" has existed in Europe for a long time, based on Islamophobia and xenophobia, Turkey's European Union Minister Ömer Çelik said in an article published on Feb. 11.

"European diplomats are talking about constitutional reform in Turkey without knowing about the content of it," Çelik told French newspaper Le Monde.

The elections that will be held in three European countries, France, Germany, and Holland will determine Europe's future, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik said, emphasizing the rising influence of right-wing politics in Europe.

Turkey deserves applause from Europe for its performance in "defending democracy against the July 2016 coup attempt," European Union Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik has stated.

Turkey observes Council of Europe norms and the rule of law, Çelik told reporters on Jan. 24 after meeting U.K. Minister of State for International Trade Mark Price.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will attend U.N.-led Cyprus talks in Geneva in the event that substantial progress is made between Turkish and Greek leaders, EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.