Turkish Foreign Ministry

Greece’s major opposition party New Democracy (ND) harshly criticised the Turkish Foreign Ministry for its unacceptable and demeaning statement against Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. “The unacceptable statement and the unfounded claims that accompany it reveal irritation and and intention to create tensions”, ND said.

Greece's Foreign Ministry on Thursday reacted to a statement by its Turkish counterpart that criticized Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos's remarks regarding the issue of the demilitarization of the Dodecanese islands.

"Knowing international law means, above all, respecting it and not violating it," the ministry said in a statement Thursday.

Turkey urged Bulgaria on March 09, not to restrict political rights of minorities and to comply with the "rule-based" European system, in reference to a recent law legislated by the Bulgarian parliament that restricts the number of ballot boxes to be established in Turkey to 35, according to Hürriyet Daily News.

Turkish scientist Bilge Demirköz has been named as one of this year's 15 female recipients of the International Rising Talent grants, awarded annually as part of the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program. 

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has reacted to recent comments by Prokopis Pavlopoulos accusing Greece's president of ignoring "fundamental principles of international law."

Turkey's government will meet opposition parties to seek a united stance amid recent tension between Ankara and Athens in the Aegean Sea on the grounds that the matter is a "national issue."

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has criticized Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos over his questioning of the demilitarized status of a group of southeastern Aegean islands.      

Turkey has condemned the launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea on March 6.        

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned German Ambassador to Ankara Martin Erdmann, over the cancellation of a meeting between Turkey's justice minister and Turkish citizens in Germany on March 2, according to a ministry source.     
 

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) flag was raised at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Feb. 26 for the official visit of the leader of the autonomous Iraqi region.