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On the telephone, the voice of new Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Ak?nc? was rather energetic, determined and to the point: "Enough my friend? Few things were said; it is over. No merit in continuing discussion."

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu highlighted his party's economy-focused election promises during a meeting in Turkey's western province of Afyon, where he also accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of making the rich even richer over nearly 13 years of rule.

Turkey's EU membership bid "complicated"

VIENNA -- "The uncompromising and aggressive" attitude towards those states that consider the WW1-era mass killing of Armenians as genocide "complicates" Ankara's EU bid.

Some 123 U.S. soldiers arrived in Turkey for training of moderate Syrian opposition, along with weapons that are being transferred to ?ncirlik Airbase for equipping part of the program.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has reached an agreement with European aeronautics giant Airbus to produce another body part for the jet maker's A320 planes. 

TAI, which has been manufacturing Section 18 fuselage panels for the A320 family as a single source supplier since 2014, will now produce the body part Section 19 as well. 

The 18th Flying Broom International Women?s Films Festival will be held this year between May 8 and 18.

The festival program was launched at a meeting held at Ku?ulu Park in the Turkish capital. The festival, which will host a number of workshops, forums and panel discussions, has the theme ?The States of 18,? in its 18th year. 

The Turkish capital's eccentric mayor has held his promise and removed a controversial Transformers-esque robot statue ?only to replace it with a large dinosaur figure.

An unofficial Turkish delegation arrived in Crimea and began meetings on April 29 in order to examine alleged human rights violations against Crimean Tatars. A route offered by Russia, which has symbolic significance owing to the Russian annexation of Crimea, won out as the travel plan of the delegation despite the recent diplomatic row between Moscow and Ankara.

Turkey wants to more than double its national agricultural revenue by 2023, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, claiming that the country is now the top agricultural producer in Europe. 

?Turkey is now Europe?s biggest agricultural producer, ahead of France, Italy and Spain,? Erdo?an said, speaking at an April 29 event in Ankara. 

Greece will launch consultations with Egypt and Greek Cyprus to establish maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on April 29.