Ahmet Davutoglu
Economy
Six-Month Extention in Greek Program Under Consideration, New Review Deadline on December 14
The possibility of extending Greece 's bailout program by six months, to mid 2015, is being considered by the Eurozone Finance Ministers, according to a document obtained by Reuters, while Athens insists it is only discussing an extension of a...
Greece
Turkish PM Davutoglu in Athens for Talks on Friday
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is due in Athens for talks on Friday amid a tense atmosphere between Greece and Turkey, which has been exacerbated by the neighboring country's decision to carry out naval exercises in the Aegean while...
Economy
Athens Reluctant Over Wish of Turkish Premier to Visit Thrace
Athens is very reluctant to agree with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to visit Thrace where muslim minorities live. The Turkish premier along with members of the Turkish cabinet will be in Athens December 5-6 when the Greek-Turkish high-level cooperation council...
Cyprus
Davutoglu: Turkey will be the Primary Consumer of Cyprus' Gas
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu highlighted on November 22 the importance of using Cyrpus' natural resources for peace, adding that Turkey would be the primary consumer of gas coming out of the divided island.
Davutoğlu made the remarks during a speech at the...
Europe
US VP Biden Visits Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Istanbul
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I on November 23, as part of his official trip to Turkey.
Biden and his wife Jill visited the Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul’s historic Fener district, where...
Greece
Greek Govt Ministers Preparing for Upcoming Greco-Turkish Cooperation Council [Video]
Under the presidency of Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, the third Supreme Council of Greek–Turkish Cooperation will meet on December 5 and 6 in Athens and government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos asked the...
Greece
Turkish PM Davutoglu to Meet With Greek PM Samaras in Athens on December 5 and 6
In a period when the bilateral relations of Greece and Turkey have reached their lowest point due to the Turkish actions in Block 3 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Athens on December...
Energy
Samaras Meets With Azeri President in Baku
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Friday night with BP Group Chief Executive Robert Dudley during his visit to Baku as one of several country leaders attending events related to the natural gas pipeline in Azerbaijan.
Earlier, Samaras attended a...
Cyprus
Davutoglu Visits Occupied Cyprus Ahead of Talks
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited the northern, occupied sector of Cyprus on Tuesday, ahead of a dinner between the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders in the evening, and on the eve of the launch of talks under the UN’s new Special Envoy Espen...
Europe
Turkey to Restore Citizenship to Exchanged Greeks
The Turkish State is trying to find a way to reinstate Greek nationals who were forced to leave Turkey 50 years ago as part of the population exchange between Turkey and Greece.
The chairman of the Istanbul Greek Universal Federation,...