Accession of Turkey to the European Union

Turkey and the EU held a political dialogue meeting on political directors level on Sept. 13 in EU capital Brussels, according to diplomatic sources.

Strengthening climate change measures, hybrid threats and the resilience of the financial market structure are all topics that finance ministers will comment on.

Brussels will also host Turkey-EU talks.

Turkey and the EU will hold a political dialogue meeting in Brussels on Sept. 13, said a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sept. 11.

The widening schism between Turkey and its nominal Western allies is further proof of the decay of global cooperation. And yet that process is not irreversible.

The latest setback stems largely from Turkey (a NATO member) purchasing and taking delivery of a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.

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.

Today, at 11:30, was held an opening ceremony in Edirne for the construction of the high-speed rail line linking Istanbul's Halkali Station with the border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border, Kapikule. This was announced earlier by the chairman of the Odrin organization of the ruling party in Turkey, quoted by local media, the BNR reported.

Turkey's National Ministry of Defense announced on July 13 that the paid military service application for next year will start on July 16 till the 31st.

The European Union will put on hold high-level talks with Ankara and negotiations on an air transport agreement, as well as freeze funding for Turkey next year, over "illegal" drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

Turkey has the highest number of children in the age group of 0-5 among European countries, with 8 million, according to a recent report published by the European Commission.

Turkey and the European Union will sign an agreement to build a section of the high-speed railway line between the border with Bulgaria and Istanbul.