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A complex, close and at times contentious relationship. Turkey's relations with the EU are complex, close and at times contentious – and are shaped by issues that are...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot to meet Ban next week. The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots will face calls to make a new push in unification talks when they meet Ban...

Party fails to win two-thirds majority needed to change constitution unilaterally. The Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Prime Minister Recep Hayyip Erdoǧan, has...

EU leaders to discuss Turkey's stance on Cyprus amid Commission concerns about loss of momentum Turkey risks its bid to join the European Union coming to a standstill next...

Turks to vote on changes to the constitution amid concerns that AK party would be too powerful. When Turks vote in a referendum on Sunday (12 September), they will be...

Istanbul is understandably, but mistakenly, relying on geostrategic arguments to make its case for EU membership. A string of high-ranking Turkish officials and politicians...

The interpreter who became Turkey's voice in the EU. Egemen Bağış, Turkey's chief negotiator with the EU, was the voice of world leaders before he became a politician...

Is the enlargement process being counted out? The European Union's “soft power of attraction provides hope and drives reform” in south-east Europe, Olli Rehn, the...

Crescent & Star is a book about a country that has seen major upheaval in recent years – and will face many more changes in the future. It is open to debate whether Turkey...

Plans for pipeline and state of Turkish reforms explored by European Commission and Turkish premier. Turkey's role as an energy partner of the EU featured prominently in...

A court should not force women to choose between religious belief and educational aspirations. On 5 June, Turkey's constitutional court revoked government measures that...

The ruling party could soon be banned, plunging Turkey's political system into turmoil. Istanbul's sidewalk cafes are crowded in the May sunshine. But the political...

European Parliament warns of further delays in accession process if Turkey fails to turn commitments into plans. The European Parliament has thrown its weight behind a...

The EU is to open membership talks with Croatia on two new subjects, or “chapters”, at an accession conference to be held in Brussels on 21 April. Diplomats said that...

With France's blocking of a key negotiating chapter with Turkey in June and its plan to convene experts this autumn to define a European frontier that it believes should...

Turkey today (26 April), begins the process of appointing its next president. In Ankara the Grand National Assembly – the Turkish parliament – will hold its first vote...

The Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has warned Turkey that its negotiations to join the EU are heading for "a train crash" if there are not substantial reforms to improve...

I never did actually change my mind on Turkey. The source of a long public misunderstanding was an European People's Party (EPP) summit in early 1997. I remember vividly the...

Ali Babacan is known in the Turkish media as 'Baby John' on account of his youthful looks. But the task facing him in his new role as his country's chief EU negotiator is...

The EU and Turkey are united by the delicate balancing act they must both achieve in the fight against terror. Such a bond could help Turkey's efforts toward reform, writes...