(Reuters) - Turkey has refused to allow Israel to take part in a NATO summit next month because the Jewish state has not apologized for the 2010 killing of Turkish activists in a raid on a ship taking aid to Palestinians, a Turkish official said on Monday. Relations between the regional powers deteriorated sharply after Israeli […]
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Photostream : Turkish President Abdullah Gul meets Dutch Queen Beatrix
April 21, 2012 
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Iran nuke talks begin in Istanbul
April 14, 2012 Comments Off
ISTANBUL — Iran and world powers held Saturday their first meeting in 15 months hoping to ease tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, but with tough talk on both sides making major progress look unlikely. According to officials close to the negotiations between Iran and the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany (the P5+1), the most that […]
Read moreChinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao holds talks with Turkish PM Erdogan
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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) — Premier Wen Jiabao held talks on Monday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. “It’s our common wish to continuously cement friendship and enhance cooperation between China and Turkey,” Wen said during his talks with Erdogan, who is on the […]
Read morePhotostream : Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan meets Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
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Turkey PM tells Iran to act ‘honestly’
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(AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called on neighbouring Iran to act honestly after Tehran’s about-face on Istanbul as the venue for nuclear negotiations. “It is necessary to act honestly. They continue to lose prestige in the world because of a lack of honesty,” Erdogan told a televised press […]
Read moreHillary Clinton meets Turkish Prime Minister for update on his recent nuclear talks with Iran
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ISTANBUL — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conferred with Turkey’s prime minister about his nuclear discussions with Iran as the United States began intensively preparing for a round of negotiations between Tehran and world powers to take place within two weeks. The meeting came a day after Clinton announced that Istanbul would host […]
Read morePhotostream : U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
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Erdoğan, Obama discuss Syria, Iran
March 25, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL — Concerns over Iran and Syria dominated a private meeting earlier today between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Barack Obama in Seoul, daily Hürriyet reported. Obama said Ankara and Washington would continue to work together on the crisis in Syria. “It was a very fruitful meeting,” the Turkish prime minister told reporters. “We had […]
Read morePhotostreaam : Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov meets Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Turkish PM Erdoğan hosts UEFA President Platini
March 20, 2012 Comments Off
ANKARA — Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan receives UEFA President Michel Platini with the landmark match-fixing case believed to be the top agenda. The meeting is held just a few days prior to the 2012 edition of the annual UEFA Congress, where the 53 chairmen of the member federations are scheduled to […]
Read more‘I discussed Syria with CIA Chief,’ Prime Minister Erdoğan says
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(ANKARA) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he discussed Syria, Iraq and recent developments in the region with CIA’s Director David Petraeus. Erdoğan replied questions of reporters after his press conference with Montenegro’s Prime Minister Igor Luksic in Ankara today. Regarding his meeting with Petraeus that took place yesterday, Erdoğan said that Petraeus had been the guest of Turkey’s […]
Read morePhotostream : Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul meets Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa
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CIA Director David Petraeus hints at closer cooperation ‘in months’
March 14, 2012 Comments Off
ANKARA — The United States’ top spy paid an unannounced two-day visit to Ankara to discuss deepening instability in Syria, the joint fight against terrorism and closer cooperation on pressing regional issues “in coming months.” David Petraeus, the CIA Chief, held meetings with top Turkish officials both yesterday and on March 12, the Hürriyet Daily News learned. Petraeus met with […]
Read moreCIA Chief meets Turkish PM on Syrian crisis
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ANKARA (AFP) — CIA Chief David Petraeus met Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for closed-door talks focusing on the crisis across the border in Syria. Petraeus, director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, also discussed the latest developments in neighbouring Iran and efforts to counter Kurdish rebels attacking Turkey from safe […]
Read moreCIA Director David Petraeus Has Talks in Turkey
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) —CIA Director David Petraeus has visited Turkey and met with top officials, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey’s capital said. An embassy statement said Gen. Petraeus, a former top general in Iraq and Afghanistan, had “productive meetings” Monday and Tuesday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hakan Fidan, director of […]
Read moreMinister: Turkey PM to discuss Syria with Russia’s Medvedev
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ANKARA – Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the situation in Syria in a phone call with Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev later on Wednesday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told broadcaster NTV in an interview. Erdogan said on Tuesday his country was preparing a new initiative with those countries who oppose the Syrian […]
Read moreSouth Korean President to hold summit talks with Turkish President on upgrading ties
February 6, 2012 Comments Off
ANKARA, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday for summit talks aimed at upgrading the traditional friendship and expanding economic cooperation between the two countries. The meeting comes a day after Lee and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to conclude negotiations […]
Read morePresident Lee calls for support for South Korean firms trying to expand investment, presence in Turkey
February 5, 2012 Comments Off
ISTANBUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak said Sunday he hopes to see South Korean companies expand their investment and presence in Turkey, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and asked for Ankara’s support in talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Lee arrived in the ancient city of Istanbul on Saturday […]
Read moreSouth Korean President departs for Turkey on 4-nation trip focused on oil, economic cooperation
February 4, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left for Turkey on Saturday for talks with leaders of the Eurasian nation expected to focus on bolstering economic cooperation and upgrading the traditional friendship between the wartime allies. The visit to the ancient city of Istanbul and the capital Ankara is part of […]
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