Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday stated that Turkey and Germany had reached a consensus to revive cooperation mechanisms between the two countries. Erdoğan is on a three-day state visit to Germany and will [ More … ]
EU minister Omer Celik asks German Chancellor to remember her motto is to talk to each other, and not about each other Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik on Monday asked the German chancellor to [ More … ]
The German government signaled a willingness on Monday to normalize relations with Turkey, but also demanded changes in Ankara’s rhetoric and policy towards Berlin, amid months-long tensions between the two countries. “We are ready to [ More … ]
Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged talks to resolve ongoing disputes with Turkey on German lawmakers’ visits to troops stationed in Turkey as part of NATO missions. In an interview with public television ARD on Sunday, [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is scheduled to meet with chancellor Merkel to discuss latest developments in the region and bilateral relations Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi headed to Germany on Sunday to attend the German-African Summit, according [ More … ]
A range of bilateral and regional issues, with a particular focus on Syria, Iran and Yemen, were discussed by Saudi King Salman and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Sunday. They [ More … ]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel asks Ankara to address European concerns over constitutional changes German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday urged “constructive dialogue” between the EU and Turkey, amid an ongoing row over Turkish constitutional changes approved [ More … ]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the Kingdom on Sunday for two days to discuss issues of mutual interests with the Saudi leadership, according to Ambassador Dieter W. Haller. “She’ll meet with Custodian of the [ More … ]
Germany promised Tunisia financial aid on Friday as the two countries agreed to sign an agreement to smooth the way for Berlin to deport migrants to the North African country. Germany will give Tunisia 250 [ More … ]
The official visit of Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Algeria has been postponed because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is “temporarily unavailable” due to “acute bronchitis,” said Monday the Presidency of the Republic in a communique. [ More … ]
BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ankara was not the bed of roses predicted. Besides frank discussions over the outstanding issues between Ankara and Berlin, she came here with an agenda [ More … ]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pays a one-day working visit to Turkey on Feb. 2 amid ongoing bilateral disagreements between Ankara and Berlin, with the German leader pursuing dialogue with Turkey due to the countries’ increasingly [ More … ]
Turkish PM Binali Yıldırım is expected to meet his German counterpart Angela Merkel Thursday amid Ankara’s increased annoyance toward Berlin’s reluctance to cooperate against terror groups including the PKK and FETÖ, as well as continuing [ More … ]
BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* German and Greek leaders are currently doing their best to harm their countries’ relations with Turkey, harboring terrorists from groups such as the PKK, FETÖ that have committed massacres in Turkey There is [ More … ]
– Turkish president says it must be the international coalition that brings down Daesh, not terrorist groups Update: On Gulen’s Extradition – The United States arming the PYD/YPG is a source of concern for Turkey [ More … ]
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