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Leaders of EU, Turkey to Hold Summit on Migration Crisis
The Heads of State or Government of the EU member states and Turkey will meet in Brussels on Sunday to discuss measures on managing the ongoing migration crisis.
The summit, which was convened by European Council President Donald Tusk, is expected to mark an important step in the relations between the EU and Turkey.
Body of Russian pilot to be handed over to Russia, says Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has stated the body of the Russian pilot was brought to Turkey to be handed over to Russia, in a press briefing held at Ankara's airport prior to his departure for the EU-Turkey Summit.
Turkey hands over body of Russian pilot to Russia
Turkey has initiated the process to hand over the body of a Russian pilot to Moscow after his jet was shot down by Turkey, a day before a United Nations climate conference starts in Paris that could bring a "saddened" Turkish president and his Russian counterpart together.
Russian President Signs Decree Introducing Sanctions Against Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Saturday a decree introducing a set of economic sanctions against Turkey.
The sanctions come in response to the downing of the Russian Su-24 warplane by Turkish F-16 fighter jets on the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday.
Arrested journalists Dündar, Gül urge EU not to compromise with Turkey
Two prominent journalists, who were detained Nov. 26 on charges of espionage and assisting a terrorist organization through a news report on an alleged arms supply to fighting groups in Syria, urged the EU not to compromise on to reach an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to Europe.
Erdo?an repeats his call to Putin to meet in Paris
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has repeated his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a face-to-face meeting in Paris on the sidelines of the Global Climate Summit to talk and to resolve ongoing bilateral crisis after a Russian warplane was downed by Turkey on Nov 24.
Turkey 'saddened' about Russian jet's downing, Erdo?an says
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has repeated his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a face-to-face meeting in Paris on the sidelines of the Global Climate Summit to talk and to resolve ongoing bilateral crisis after a Russian warplane was downed by Turkey on Nov 24, saying that Turkey was sorry about the incident.
Erdogan offers half apology on the downing of the Russian jet
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin demands a clear apologize from the Turkish leadership on the downing of the Russian jet, Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan half apologized during his speech on Saturday noon.
Bulgaria Could Send up to 1000 Troops to Border if Migrant Wave Surges
Bulgaria could deploy up to 1000 troops at its borders to help police if a worsening crisis in Syria leads to increased migrant flow out of the war-torn country, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.
US State Department raises concerns over free speech in Turkey
'We are troubled by the pre-trial arrest yesterday of senior editors of the respected Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet,' the US says
The United States State department has raised concerns over freedom of expression in Turkey in a Nov. 27 statement on the arrest of daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and the newspaper's Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül.
Ankara-Moscow Relations Won't Fall Victim to Russian Warplane Downing - Turkish Deputy PM
Ankara and Moscow won't sacrifice their bilateral relations because of Tuesday's downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish fighter jet, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said.
Greece’s role is ‘central’ in EU’s dialog withTurkey, says German govt official
Greece is playing a central role in the dialog between European Union and Turkey as the main issue is to better control the Greek-Turkish border, a German government official said ahead of the EU-Turkey Summit meeting.
Shooting down the Russian jet a symptom of Turkey's central malaise
Ever since Turkey downed the Russian Su-24 on its border with Syria, I have been thinking about the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident between Israel and Turkey. In many ways, the jet incident is to Russia what the Mavi Marmara was to Turkey. Russia's demands for an apology made the cases all the more similar.
Turkey-Russia out of crisis mode
The crisis between Turkey and Russia has been brought under control, as expected. Yet the unexpected also happened: Their relations seem to be rising from their ashes, leading to even more intense coordination.
EU subjected to most serious democracy test yet
Last week, this column tried to emphasize the need for a genuinely reform-oriented government to infuse the democratization process with a vision focused on broadening fundamental freedoms and rights in Turkey.