Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu visiting Estonia
Ankara, 31 January 2023 H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic...
Türkiye: Press Release regarding the attack against the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran, 27 January 2023
Ankara, 27 January 2023 We strongly condemn the armed attack against the Embassy of Azerbaijan...
Sweden/Türkiye: Foreign affairs minister Billström on fake execution
Stockholm, 13 January 2023 The Government understands Türkiye’s reaction, although it regrets that the Speaker...
EP Rapporteur on Türkiye: Geopolitics cannot excuse democracy deficits
Brussels, 20 December 2022 Parliament’s standing rapporteur for Türkiye Nacho Sánchez Amor has concluded a...
Sanctions against Turkey and Turkish entities – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 29 November 2022 See question(s) : E-003336/2022 EN E-003336/2022 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell...
Türkiye: Disinformation law leaves door open for arbitrary prosecutions, warn MEPs
Brussels, 13 October 2022 Statement of the Chair and Rapporteur on the adoption of the...
Need for an immediate EU response to Turkey’s revisionism – EU Commission answer
See question(s) : E-002512/2022 Brussels, 23 August 2022 EN E-002512/2022 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on...
Lead MEPs strongly criticise Turkish ban of international public broadcasters
Brussels, 1 July 2022 Statement by Nacho Sánchez Amor and Sergey Lagodinsky following the Turkish...
Türkiye: Government reacts to the EU Parliament’s 2021 Report
Ankara, 8 June 2022 The European Parliament’s (EP) 2021 Report on Türkiye, which is of...
MEPs: Turkey moves persistently further away from EU values and standards
Strasbourg, 7 June 2022 Close EU-Turkey cooperation in foreign and security policy vitally important No...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s speech on NATO enlargement
18.05.2022 Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We are the foremost among...
Turkey’s position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
24 February 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey: Position Regarding the Russian Federation’s Military...
Kavala v Turkey case: EEAS statement on the Council of Europe decision
Brussels, 03/02/2022 – 10:53 Turkey: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Council of Europe (COE)...
Council of Europe refers Kavala v. Turkey case to the European Court of Human Rights
3 February 2022 The Committee of Ministers of the 47-nation Council of Europe has referred...
IAEA study: Nuclear energy for climate change mitigation to benefit several countries
Nicholas Watson, IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy Jeffrey Donovan, IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy Armenia, Pakistan, Poland...
Aid for Turkish Cypriots: EU Commission adopts 2021 Action Programme
Brussels, 16 December 2021 (Turkish translation link below) The Commission is adopting today a new...
EU and Turkey discuss health matters and future cooperation
30 November 2021 Today, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, and...
Unauthorised Turkish drilling activities: EU Council prolongs sanctions regime
Following the review of the framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey’s unauthorised drilling...
Turkey joins the Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ and Solidarity Corps programmes
Brussels, 27 October 2021 Today, the Commission and Turkey signed three agreements granting association status...
U.S. FATF adds Jordan, Mali, and Turkey to list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring
October 26, 2021 WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that...
Kavala/Turkey: Foreign Affairs MEPs urge EU Commission to coordinate joint reaction
The announcement that ten ambassadors have been expelled from Turkey can only be understood as...
Western Balkans and Turkey: EU Commission publishes 2021 Enlargement package
Strasbourg, 19 October 2021 Today, the European Commission adopted its 2021 Enlargement Package, providing a...
EU Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey attends Osman Kavala’s trial in show of solidarity
MEP Nacho Sanchez Amor calls on Turkey to respect European Court of Human Rights sentences...
SWP: Die Türkeipolitik der künftigen Bundesregierung: Konfliktlinien und Kooperationsfelder
Deutschland hat in den letzten Jahren die Türkeipolitik der EU maßgebend geprägt. Ankara erwartet eine...
Refugees in Turkey: EU Council approves a 2021 EU budget amendment
EU ambassadors today approved €149.6 million of funding from the EU budget to support the most vulnerable...
EU Commissioner Várhelyi travels to Ankara to discuss EU-Turkey relations
On 6 and 7 September, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi is traveling to Turkey...
Varosha: Declaration by the EU High Representative on Turkish announcements and actions
The European Union strongly condemns Turkey’s unilateral steps and the unacceptable announcements made by the...
EU High Representative Borrell on Turkish actions concerning Varosha
Brussels, 20/07/2021 Statements by the HR/VP The High Representative of the European Union expresses his...
Greece’s concerns regarding Germany’s sale of Type 214 submarines to Turkey – EU Council Answer to a written question
EN E-000974/2021 Reply (5.7.2021) The Council has expressed concerns about Turkey’s military actions, notably in...
OECD: Turkey should urgently implement key reforms to boost fight against foreign bribery and preserve independence of investigations and prosecutions
29/06/2021 Turkey has not taken sufficient steps to address the OECD Working Group on Bribery’s...
SWP: Ende der Eiszeit zwischen Ägypten und der Türkei
Hürcan Aslı Aksoy / Stephan Roll, SWP-Aktuell 2021/A45 In unserem soeben erschienenen SWP-Aktuell beschäftigen wir...
European Council conclusions on external relations, 24 June 2021
IV. TURKEY 14. The European Council reverted to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and...
European Council: Rapid translation of Chancellor Merkel’s stakeout
Ladies and gentlemen, we had a detailed discussion this evening, on the one hand on...
High Representative Borrell concludes participation in the SEECP Summit and the Antalya Diplomatic Forum
Brussels, 19/06/2021 On 18 June, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of...
EU Commission kicks off the formal negotiations for Horizon Europe Association
Following the entry into force of the Horizon Europe Regulation on 12 May 2021, formal negotiations have...
Turkey: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation
June 11, 2021 Washington, DC: On May 27, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary...
S&D Group: Any positive agenda with Turkey must be linked to democratic conditionality
The European Parliament is adopting today its annual report on Turkey, which is considered to...
EU-Turkey relations are at a historic low point, say MEPs
Backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights Turkey pursues confrontational and hostile foreign...
Contributions of Greens/EFA MEPs on EU-Turkey relations
The recent protocol incident in Turkey demonstrated how the relationship between the EU and Turkey...
EU Parliament Plenary: EU Commission President von der Leyen presents the outcome of the European Council and the high-level meeting with Turkey
Brussels, 26 April 2021 “Check against delivery” President Sassoli, President Michel, Honourable Members, I am...
MEPs see EU-Turkey relations are at a historic low
Backsliding in the rule of law and fundamental rights Turkey pursues confrontational and hostile foreign...
GUE/NGL: EU chiefs’ shameless cosying up to Erdogan condemned
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s misogynist treatment of Ursula von der Leyen should not divert from wider...
MEPs criticise Turkey’s treatment of EC President von der Leyen as “political affront”
Members of the bureau and coordinators of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality...
Renew Europe: Any relaunch of EU-Turkey relations must be based on a return to democratic values
Link Ahead of the visit to Ankara today by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...