Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

In the process of Turkey's accession to the European Union, Turkey tells Brussels that difficulties should be removed in cooperation, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Aug. 21.

Amid heightened regional tensions, a fourth Turkish ship, the Oruc Reis research vessel, is on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced Monday via his Twitter account.

The US State Department on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to cease immediately any "unlawful activities" in Cyprus' territorial sea and remove its drillship, Yavuz.
Turkey has already established a presence in the region with its Yavuz and Fatih drillships and the Barbaros research vessel.

A fourth Turkish ship, the Oruc Reis, is on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter on Monday. 

He was responding to comments by the leader of the opposition Turkish Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglou who had questioned why Turkey did not currently have a presense in the area.  

Turkey has still has not officially been removed from the joint program with the United States to produce F-35 stealth fighter jets, the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency on Thursday.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu late on Aug. 8 was honored with the "Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun" by the emperor of Japan for his efforts to strengthen Turkish-Japanese relations.

The agreement between Turkey and the U.S. to establish a safe zone in northern Syria could be seen as a "very good start," Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Tuesday that stability in the Eastern Mediterranean will only be achieved if the interests in the area of both Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots are safeguarded.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Aug. 6 emphasized the significance of Asia, as an emerging power center. 

Turkey wants to expand its diplomatic presence in Asia as the region becomes the economic center of the world, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on 5 August, adding that the initiative did not mark a shift away from Western allies.