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Athens says Erdogan remarks on Lausanne Treaty are ‘dangerous’
Statements disputing the Lausanne Treaty were dangerous for relations between Greece and Turkey, as well as the surrounding region, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Friday afternoon. The prime minister was responding to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the 1923 Lausanne Treaty on Thursday.
INTERVIEW: Ali Yaycıoğlu on the Ottoman Empire in the 'age of revolutions'
The late 18th and early 19th century was a time of extraordinary upheaval in the Ottoman Empire. As in elsewhere in Europe, social, technological and economic changes led to demands for reform that found resistance from established interests.
Henna Night revised: When tradition meets consumerism
The bride-to-be sits in the middle, wearing a red Ottoman kaftan. Her friends dance around her with slow and graceful movements, carrying candles and singing together an old, traditional song about a bride's fear before she leaves her village.
Italian Trade Agency head praises Turkish economy
Despite the loss of confidence among some Italian companies due to political turmoil in the country, Turkey remains an attractive market for Italy, according to the head of the Italian Trade Agency. The fundamentals of the Turkish economy are good, says Piergiorgio Borgorelli, adding they will continue their promotional investment despite Moody's recent downgrade.
No more Yozgat Blues?
If you really want to know Turkey well, you should know something about Yozgat, the Central Anatolian town just east of Ankara.
Istanbul rapidly declining in indices
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said they considered Moody's rating cut important: "We take the rating cut seriously. We will make an effort to increase our rating in the medium and long term."
Why I don't have a photo with Shimon Peres
I first met the late Shimon Peres more than 12 years ago. Israeli disengagements on Gaza were just a theoretical construct under discussion then. I was there to find a way to privatize the peace process.
CHP vows to 'stop counter-coup' in Turkish parliament
On the eve of the opening of the Turkish parliament's new legislative year, social democratic main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Sept.
Athens says Erdogan remarks on Lausanne Treaty 'dangerous' for bilateral ties
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has described Thursday's comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that expressed regret over the Lausanne Treaty, signed in 1923, as "dangerous."
Burkini debate distant in Turkey as Islamic fashion booms
The model adjusts her clothing, stares at the camera with a hint of a smile, holds her head high and the photographer starts snapping.
Consortium including Tekfen signs 2.4 bln-euro deals for gas storage facility in southern Turkey
A consortium that includes Turkey's Tekfen has signed two contracts worth 2.4 billion euros to construct an underground natural gas storage facility in the southern province of Mersin, the company said in a written statement Sept. 30.
The group said three of its subsidiaries, Tekfen Construction, Tesisat A.Ş. and HMB, created a consortium along with France's Entrepose Contraction.
Tsipras calls Erdogan's questioning of Treaty of Lausanne 'dangerous'
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has described Thursday's comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the Lausanne Treaty signed between the two countries in 1923 as "dangerous."
Turkish Cypriot FM expresses doubts about Cyprus peace talks
The foreign minister of the Turkish Cypriot government has expressed his doubts that the ongoing Cyprus peace negotiations would yield a mutually acceptable result for both of the communities on the divided eastern Mediterranean island.
CHP leader lashes out at Erdoğan's Lausanne remarks
The leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has harshly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent remarks deriding the 1923 Lausanne Treaty, which was the cornerstone of the modern Turkish republic, saying that "no one has the right to betray his/her history."
Turkish business group lobbies in Moscow for visa-free travel
A business delegation led by the head of Turkey's top business organization, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), has met their counterparts and Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a variety of issues ahead of a mixed economic council meeting between the two countries.