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PM: Turkey must face consequences if provocations continue
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Turkey should face consequences if it continues its "provocative actions" against Greece.
Speaking at the online Lisbon Web Summit on Friday, he said that issues between Greece and Turkey concern Europe and NATO as well, as they affect the entire Eastern Mediterranean region.
Dendias says Turkey's moves to ease tensions 'unconvincing'
Turkey's recent moves to de-escalate a clash with Greece and Cyprus over east Mediterranean energy reserves are "unconvincing" and European Union leaders need to take action that will prompt Ankara to heed international law, Greece's foreign minister said on Friday.
'Decisions' expected on Turkey at EU summit, say EU officials
Next week's EU summit will take decisions over Turkey but the extent of the measures have not yet been decided, according to French news agency AFP, which cited European officials.
But despite repeated condemnation of Ankara's continued "unilateral actions" and "hostile rhetoric" in the eastern Aegean the European Union is still divided over how to punish this behavior.
Greek migration minister sends letter to EU, UNHCR on deadly wreck
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis on Friday sent a letter to European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and UNHCR Representative in Greece Philippe Leclerc on a migrant boat wreck that claimed the lives of two women on Thursday.
President Erdoğan says he will get COVID-19 vaccine
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will get vaccinated against COVID-19, in a move intended to boost public confidence in the safety and efficacy of the jab that is hoped to bring an end to the pandemic.
Turkey ‘threatening peace, security and stability,’ FM says during Cyprus visit
By its continuing actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey is "threatening peace, security and stability" in the region, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday.
Turkey issues Navtex for firing exercise between Rhodes and Kastellorizo
Turkish authorities on Friday issued a navigational for firing exercises in the Mediterranean, in an area between the Greek islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo.
The Navtex reserves the area for December 9 and 10, which will coincide with a European Council summit on December 10 and 11 during which possible sanctions against Ankara will be discussed.
Ankara claims Greece putting up ‘obstacles’
In what is viewed in Athens as yet another rant, Turkey slammed Greece on Thursday for not participating in the scheduled meeting of the Greek-Turkish military committees under NATO auspices, claiming it is raising "obstacles" to efforts to secure a safe environment in the Eastern Mediterranean.
European Council President Charles Michel: We are ready to impose sanctions against Tukey
He said the EU’s assessment was negative on Turkey
Turkish officials, businesspeople meet on reform agenda
Working on an ambitious slate of economic and legal reforms, top Turkish officials on Dec. 4 met with key business leaders.
Lütfi Elvan, the treasury and finance minister, and Abdulhamit Gül, the justice minister, met with leaders of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD).
Turkish parliament sees highest number of female MPs
Since women were given the right to elect and be elected in Turkey, women representatives in the current Turkish parliament is at its highest.
After the Dec. 5, 1934 amendment on the Constitution and Election Law granted women the right to elect and be elected, 17 female deputies entered the Turkish parliament for the first time as a result of the elections held on Feb. 8, 1935.
Turkish-German airline pioneering new check-in COVID-19 test
With a groundbreaking new virus test available at check-in, with speedy results, Turkish-German joint venture SunExpress is looking to take the worry out of air travel in the age of coronavirus.
Vaccination for COVID-19 not mandatory, says health minister
Planned vaccinations for COVID-19 in Turkey will not be mandatory, the country's health minister has said, adding that however the public will be tried to be persuaded to get injected.
Cat-and-mouse game with Turkey must stop, Michel says
A game of "cat-and-mouse" between the European Union and Turkey needs to come to an end, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday, in reference to a dispute over natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
In parting shot, Pompeo rebukes Turkey at NATO meeting
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his final NATO meeting this week to sharply criticize Turkey, saying its purchase of a Russian weapons system was "a gift" to Moscow, according to five diplomats and officials.