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UN chief hopes talks in New York produce a breakthrough. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, will urge the leaders of Cyprus's Greek and Turkish...

Observers fear rise of ‘illiberal democracy'. European Union officials are increasingly worried that Turkey might be drifting in the direction of authoritarianism. A wave...

The European destination of the first major tranche of Caspian gas to be decided by April. By April, we should know how the first major delivery of Caspian gas into Europe...

The West and Iran are playing with fire. So turn to Brazil and Turkey for help. The West and Iran are playing a dangerous game. In the past ten days, Iran threatened to close...

There is much to praise in the EU institutions' response to the Arab uprisings, but directionis still lacking. In the past year, democratic uprisings in the southern...

Easing Turkish citizens' movement in Europe would help relations between the two sides. Turkey and the EU have failed this year to open even one new chapter and their...

Turkish membership of the Union would benefit the EU geopolitically I agree with European Voice that Turkey's European Union accession talks are at a standstill (“Shifting...

Bahadir Kaleagasi, the head of Tüsiad's Brussels office, on how he copes with the ups and downs of Turkey's relations with the EU. Bahadir Kaleagasi was fresh from...

The prospect of a ‘Turkish summer' following the ‘Arab spring' may be luring Turkey eastward, but Turkey will still need Europe. A few days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...

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 EU's next steps on Syria should be about more than rewriting its own policy mistakes of the past. The Arab spring has yet to run its course. The unseating of Hosni...

Riots spread across the United Kingdom and Turkey's foreign minister holds a 'chilly' meeting with Bashar Assad in Damascus. Most European newspapers lead for a third day...

The EU's borders are much tighter in some areas than others, and that can cause problems. Controls over who enters the territory of the European Union consist principally of...

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...

The Turkish electorate clearly did not penalise the ruling party for the failure to make progress on EU accession. Last Sunday, Turks gave Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

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...

Setting out why the Arab Spring strengthens Turkey's case for EU membership. As a wave of uprisings has swept across the Middle East and north Africa, Turkey's...

Former foreign minister faces a tough race for OSCE job. Ursula Plassnik, a former foreign minister of Austria, has run into difficulty in her bid to become...

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...