Accession of Turkey to the European Union
Turkey slams EU over east Med remarks at council meet
Turkey has slammed the European Union over its remarks on the Turkish drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean and called on Brussels to "stop being used" by Greece and Greek Cyprus in the name of archaic solidarity.
Coronavirus boosting Turkey, EU dialogue: Turkish diplomat
Despite political obstacles, dialogue between Turkey and the EU has benefited amid the mutual fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, a senior Turkish diplomat said on April 22.
EU cooperates with Turkey against coronavirus: Head of delegation
The head of the EU delegation to Turkey on April 10 said the bloc cooperated with Turkey to fight against the novel coronavirus.
Christian Berger told in a live broadcast that Turkey is one of the most important trade partners of the EU.
Ankara slams Greece on EU-Turkey refugee-deal letter
Turkey blasted Greece's prime minister on April 3 after he sent a letter to European leaders urging a reduction in financial support to Ankara amid a refugee crisis.
Turkish, EU Council leaders discuss bilateral relations
In a phone call on April 3, Turkey's president and the head of the European Council discussed bilateral relations as well as regional issues.
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the EU's Charles Michel also discussed efforts to fight COVID-19, said Turkey's Communications Directorate.
Dendias condemns Turkey’s blackmail using migrants for geopolitical gain in FT opinion piece
Straight on the heels of Turkey's effort to have thousands of migrants violently violently cross over to Greece at the Evros land border, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias deconstrructs Ankara's communications effort to blame Greece for the plight of these migrants which it bused to the border, of whom only 10 percent were refugees and the rest economic migrants.
EU must take 'concrete steps' on refugee crisis: Ankara
Turkey's presidential spokesman has called on the European Union on March 10 to take concrete steps and fulfil its promises.
"Turkey fulfilled its responsibilities within the March 18 Turkey-EU agreement," Ibrahim Kalın said on Twitter, referring to the 2016 deal between the EU and Turkey.
Europe’s borders start in east, south Turkey, says Turkish FM
"Europe's border doesn't start at the Turkish-Greek border, it starts at Turkey's southern and eastern frontiers," Turkey's Anadolou Agency quoted Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying on Tuesday.
Anadolou quoted the minister as saying in an interview given to the state-run Turkish agency earlier on Tuesday.
Turkey says 2016 migrant deal with EU needs to be updated
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that a 2016 agreement between Turkey and the European Union needs to be updated, taking into account developments in Syria, and that Ankara was ready to work constructively on the issue.
Turkey’s envoy to France meets with French EU minister
Turkish Ambassador to France İsmail Hakkı Musa on March 9 met with French Minister of State for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin and discussed Turkey's relations with the European Union, the migration crisis and developments in Syria's Idlib province.