Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Cypriot diplomatic sources believe that Nicosia's decision last month to issue arrest warrants in response to the illegal presence of Turkey's Fatih drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean island's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is paying off.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said that the country's natural gas exploration vessel Fatih has started "drilling right in the west of Cyprus."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that any Cypriot deal for oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean that excludes Turkey is "invalid," according to reports Friday.

Turkey will "take reciprocal steps" if the United States imposes sanctions over the purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.

The Turkish lira weakened briefly to 5.9075 against US dollar after the comment, to its weakest level in two weeks.

Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems and rejects any ultimatums on the issue, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday in response to US warnings about the purchase.

The Turkish and French top diplomats, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Jean Yves Le Drian, will meet in the Turkish capital on June 13 to discuss a wide-range of issues including the Syrian war, the tension in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and Turkey's troubled European Union agenda as well as bilateral political issues.

European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos will be traveling to Turkey on Monday to meet with high-ranking officials.

Malaysia and Pakistan are "key partners" for Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 30.

Turkey is "deeply" concerned with the security and humanitarian situation in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on May 29.

Turkey opposes foreign interventions including coup attempt in Venezuela, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 20.