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Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos starts a two-day visit to Turkey on Saturday for talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Venizelos, who is also Greece’s deputy premier, is further scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The visit comes amid tension over energy spoils in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Turkish president slams "impertinence of U.S."

ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed the "impertinence" of the United States over the pressure it is exerting on his country.

Washington is pressuring Turkey to allow the use of the Incirlik airbase to U.S. war planes attacking extremists of the Islamic State.

ANKARA - Serbian Ambassador in Turkey Danilo Vucetic said that it is very important to see the results of the investigation into the murder of Red Star club fan Marko Ivkovic in Istanbul, with all the details pertaining to the recent tragic events.

"You cannot bring women and men into equal positions, that is against nature because their nature is different," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

During a Monday meeting dedicated to women and justice he reminded of the special status attributed to women by Islam, saying women should strive to be "equivalent, rather than equal."

US Vice President Joe Biden has spoken to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to brief him on his talks with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was revealed on Monday.

US Vice-President Joe Biden is set to meet Turkish Head of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the second day of his three-day visit to the country.

Washington is now intending to ask Ankara to increase its involvement in the fight against the Sunni militant group called Islamic State (IS).

US Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during a visit to Istanbul this weekend, according to a report by the Athens News Agency on Wednesday.

Talks are expected to focus on the Cyprus issue and developments in the eastern Mediterranean region.

US Vice President Joe Biden is to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios on Saturday, November 22.

Biden will hold talks with the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians in Istanbul after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu a day earlier.

Turkey’s Bank Asya reported a net loss in the third quarter partly due to a rise in bad loans, but said it was hopeful of a turnaround following the political turmoil that has surrounded it this year.

The Islamic bank made a 301 million Turkish Lira ($133 million) net loss after a 60 million lira profit a year earlier.

About USD 615 M have been earmarked so far on the construction of Ak Saray, Turkey's impressive presidential palace, the country's Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek announced.

Out of the total, some USD 432 M has already been spent on building Ak Saray, while another USD 135 M is allocated for 2015, Hürriyet Daily News quoted Şimşek as telling Parliament's budget committee on Tuesday.