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At a crucial time for talks on the future of Cyprus, Turkey is showing that it is not afraid to take on either the EU or Israel. Emboldened by its rising profile and...

The consequences of the UN panel of inquiry's report into Israel's raid on the Gaza ‘peace flotilla' are bad for Israel, Turkey and the UN. Rarely has concerted diplomacy...

The deep divisions between Ankara and Paris may undermine the EU's hopes for the southern Mediterranean. Many tensions have bedevilled NATO's military operations in Libya...

Engagement in the western Balkans shows that Turkey is not turning towards a more Islamic agenda. Future historians of reconciliation in the western Balkans could do worse...

Europe has played a decisive role in Turkey's decision to forge a nuclear deal with Iran. Turkey has won little, if any, praise from others in the transatlantic alliance for...

Can Turkey and Russia develop a ‘win-win' energy partnership that will also address European security of supply concerns? At many times the worst of enemies, having fought...

South Stream seen by many as a direct competitor to the EU-backed Nabucco project. Turkey has granted Russia the right to use its territorial waters for South Stream, a...

Turkey to put pen to paper on 13 July, clearing the way for work on Caspian pipeline to begin. The Turkish government has confirmed that it plans to sign a gas transit...

Turkey's prime minister has placed in threat a relationship that is critical to peace – and has put in question his interest in EU membership. The Turkish prime minister,...

Turkish President Abdullah Gül's visit to Armenia signals a new beginning in relations between the two countries. September has already provided a textbook example of...

EU calls for “full normalisation” of relations as a process of ‘football diplomacy' begins. The EU has welcomed the first official visit to Armenia by a Turkish...

It would be better to turn membership talks into real partnership negotiations before the road ahead becomes a cul-de-sac. Are relations between Turkey and the European...

Cyprus fears talks could unsettle peace talks between the island's divided communities. The French government wants to open negotiations with Turkey on energy during its...

France needs to soften its determination to keep Turkey out of the EU if it wants to make progress on its Mediterranean project. As it prepares to take over the presidency...

Brussels, 29 January 1998TURKEY has hit back at EU demands for more co-operation over the Kurdish refugee crisis, claiming it has repeatedly called for dialogue in the past...

The European Union is to continue membership negotiations with Turkey at the end of June despite newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying that the country 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...

Brussels, 23 January 1997Fears are growing in Union capitals that Turkey is turning its back on Europe and aligning itself with its Islamic neighbours in the Middle East.In...

Brussels, 19 December 1996When it secured a customs union with the EU a year ago, Ankara surely did not think its hard-fought victory would be just the start of the...

On the eve of the 14-15 December EU summit, the mood of some key opinion-formers in Turkey combines a glimmer of hope of avoiding a ‘train crash' between Turkey and the EU...