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Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has criticized the statement by televangelist Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü, popularly known as "Cübbeli Ahmet Hoca" (Robbed Ahmet Hoca), condemning chess as "sinful," saying he himself plays chess and advises everyone to do so.

Turkish European Union Minister Ömer Çelik has harshly criticized the EU, declaring that it lacked self-confidence after the bloc unanimously decided not to open new chapters in Turkey’s accession talks

The police officers killed in the Dec. 10 terror attack in central Istanbul were not faceless uniforms but sons, brothers, fathers, U.K. Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore said in a soulful tweet. 

More cooperation with the European Union is needed to vanquish challenges, Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said, commenting on the European Parliament's call to freeze Turkish membership talks.

It's everybody's opinion that the relationship between Turkey and the EU is at a crossroads, especially after the European Parliament last week voted in favor of temporarily freezing accession negotiations.  It is true that leaders from both sides do not hesitate to issue harsh criticisms against each other almost every day, at the expense of further damaging ties.

Turkish politics is struggling harder and harder to go beyond the title of "Absurdistan." Sadly, not even the sky is the limit. 
 

The European Parliament's decision to recommend temporarily freezing accession talks with Ankara has "no vision," Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik told reporters in Brussels on Nov. 29.

Officials from Turkey and the European Union will meet on Nov. 29 in Brussels to discuss the implementation of a migrant deal and prospective visa liberalization for Turkish nationals, amid mutual recriminations about the state of the Ankara-Brussels relationship. 

The Turkish government has reacted angrily to the European Parliament's Nov. 24 overwhelming recommendation to freeze Ankara's EU accession negotiations, with chief negotiator Ömer Çelik saying his government regards the decision as "void."

The Turkish government has reacted angrily to the European Parliament's Nov. 24 recommendation by an overwhelming majority to freeze Ankara's EU accession negotiations, with chief negotiator Ömer Çelik saying the "debates lack vision."