Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Türkiye taking actions to evacuate Turks from Sudan: FM
The Turkish government is taking all the necessary actions for the evacuation of its nationals from Sudan where clashes between the rival groups have intensified, the Turkish foreign minister has said, repeating Ankara's concerns over the prolonged armed tension in the African country.
Election watchdog OKs ministers’ running for parliament
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has given a green light for the ministers to continue their political campaigning for the parliamentary elections while continuing their jobs.
The YSK'S decision came upon an appeal by the opposition parties who recalled that the ministers should resign from their jobs if they want to run for the parliament just like any other civil servant.
Türkiye, Egypt to reappoint ambassadors as ties improve
Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to work more closely to resolve the ongoing conflict in Libya by helping the two rival Libyan groups to set up a joint military unit as part of the unification efforts in the North African country.
Türkiye received unique int'l support over earthquakes: Çavuşoğlu
Türkiye has received unique international support after the Feb. 6 earthquakes as a result of its efficient foreign policy, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on April 13.
Turkey stance comes as no surprise
The resumption of Turkey's challenging Greek sovereignty over some islands in the east Aegean with Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's proposal that all differences between the two countries, including those which dispute Greece's rights, are referred to the international court at The Hague came as no surprise to anyone following developments in the last few months.
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Turkish, Egyptian FMs to discuss ties, exchanging envoys
Turkish and Egyptian top diplomats, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sameh Shoukry, will have another meeting for the normalization of the ties in Ankara on April 13 with expectations that they will announce when the two nations will exchange ambassadors.
Turkish, Russian, Syrian, Iranian ministers to meet early May: Çavuşoğlu
A meeting between the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria is expected to be held in Moscow next month, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on April 10.
"We think it will happen in a period at the beginning of May, according to the preliminary information we received from the Russians. It will be hosted by Russia in Moscow," Çavuşoğlu said in a televised interview.
Turkey says yes to Hague but on all issues
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that all existing issues between Athens and Ankara should be referred to an international court, but "as a whole," and warned that otherwise the existing thaw in bilateral relations may not last. In an interview with A Haber TV, Cavusoglu specifically argued for a "package solution to all issues."
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Turkish foreign minister: Sovereignty of some Aegean islands ‘not determined’
Turkey's foreign minister has said there are islands in the Aegean "whose sovereignty has not been determined" and where there are "violations," in an apparent return to the questioning of Greek sovereignty over its islands in the region.
A window for rapprochement
The bilateral relationship between Greece and Turkey after the massive February 6 tremors appears to indicate that so-called earthquake diplomacy has successfully brought the two countries closer together. Turkish officials have ceased making provocative statements and fighter jets no longer violate Greek airspace on a daily basis.
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