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Cyprus president says ready for talks with Turkey ‘without threats’
Sep 17, 2020 01:58Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says his country is ready to engage in dialogue with Turkey on the eastern Mediterranean dispute but only ‘without blackmail and threats.’
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UN war crimes panel urges Turkey to rein in allied militants in N Syria
Sep 16, 2020 07:02A panel of United Nations war crimes investigators has called on Turkey to rein in allied militants in northern Syria, who may have committed a range of war crimes against civilians, including hostage-taking, rape and torture.
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Turkey complains Greece militarizing Chios; extends drilling activity off Cyprus
Sep 16, 2020 04:17Turkey complains that Greece has been militarizing the island of Chios in a move that runs counter to a historic treaty, while at the same time, Ankara has announced the extension of drilling activity in the disputed Mediterranean waters.
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EU says ties with Turkey at turning point
Sep 15, 2020 11:38The European Union (EU)’s top diplomat has warned that the bloc’s relations with Turkey are at a “watershed moment in history,” urging Ankara to defuse tensions with neighboring Greece over maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey: US disturbing balance in Eastern Mediterranean with Greek Cyprus deal
Sep 14, 2020 03:01Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its objection to a recent agreement between the United States and the Greek Cyprus for the construction of a new training center, warning that the move could further undermine peace and stability in the region.
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Turkish protesters slam French magazine’s reprinting of offensive Prophet Muhammad cartoons
Sep 14, 2020 02:43Turkish protesters have rallied in the city of Istanbul to vent their anger against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for republishing offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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Turkey’s Oruc Reis research vessel returns to near southern port: Ship tracker shows
Sep 13, 2020 12:21Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis, which has been at the heart of a simmering standoff between Greece and Turkey over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, has returned to a port in southern Turkey, a ship tracker shows.
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Greece announces major weapons purchase amid tensions with Turkey
Sep 13, 2020 02:19Greece has announced a significant arms purchase deal with France and a decision to overhaul its military as tensions continue to rise with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Ankara denounces French president’s ‘arrogant’ remarks on Turkey-Greece standoff in Mediterranean
Sep 11, 2020 01:59Turkey has condemned “arrogant” comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron on the simmering standoff between Turkey and Greece over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Greece says dialog with Turkey important, but not ‘at gunpoint’
Sep 10, 2020 06:43Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says dialog with Turkey over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean is “important” provided that it is held on peaceful terms, not “at gunpoint.”