EU refuses to open Greek border to migrants
Greek and Turkish police have fired teargas at their land border as relations strain over the growing numbers of migrants…
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Turkey opens borders to EU for migrants
Turkey is being accused of helping hundreds of migrants cross into Greece in what appears to be a coordinated effort…
US axes PKK drone spying for Turkey
The US has reportedly axed a clandestine intelligence programme with Turkey that has helped Turkish commanders target the Kurdistan Workers’…
Greece wants anti-migrant fence around Lesbos
Greece says it wants to build a floating barrier to hamper migrants crossing the Aegean Sea. A 3km fence off the…
Turkey ends 991-day Wikipedia ban
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has lifted a 991-day ban on Wikipedia. In December, a 10-to-six majority on the court ruled in…
Turkey deploys Syrian allies in Libyan civil war
Turkey is sending its Syrian allies to Libya to support the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) which has been…
Turkey threatens EU with wave of refugees
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said his country cannot handle more refugees as thousands are displaced by the offensive on…
Turkey slams US over Armenian Genocide recognition
The US ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, has been summoned to Ankara over the US Senate’s resolution calling the slaughter…
Turkey labels France’s Macron a ‘terror sponsor’
The Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of being a “sponsor of terrorism”, in response…
Turkey’s Erdogan dismisses US calls to ditch Russian kit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed a US proposal to ditch its Russian S-400 missile defences, saying the suggestion…
Turkey rages after US bill recognises Armenian genocide
Turkey has summoned the US ambassador after Congress voted to recognise the First World War mass killings of Armenians as…
Greek migrant camps facing ‘catastrophe’: envoy
Migrant camps in Greece are facing “catastrophe” and an “explosion”, according to a European-wide human rights envoy. Greece is again…
EU fails to agree migrant-sharing scheme
European Union ministers have discussed migration as Greece has again become the main gateway to Europe with the United Nations…
Turkey ignores Trump as Syria bombing starts
Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Turkey’s economy over its strikes against US allies in Syria. But Turkish planes have…
Turkey threatens to reopen EU migrant route
Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and has threatened to reopen the sea route into Europe…
Putin tempts Turkey away from Nato with fighter jet
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will sell Turkey the SU-57 stealth fighters, which could jeopardise Ankara’s membership of Nato. Turkish…