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Turkish Foreign Minister Calls Greece's Kammenos "Spoiled Child"

Greece must do something about its “spoiled child” defense minister, Panos Kammenos, to avoid a military response by Turkish armed forces, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Wednesday. “We have a warning for Greece. You have a spoiled child...

Cavusoglu Says Zero Turkish Troops on Cyprus a "Dream"

Anyone who dreams of zero Turkish troops in Cyprus needs to wake up because it will never happen, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Tuesday. According to CNA, Cavusoglu was giving a speech at the Turkish...

Turkish FM Calls Muslim Minority of Thrace "Turks", Says Rights Violated

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday once again called people belonging to the Muslim minority of Western Thrace "Turks" whose rights are being violated by Greece. The statement came in response to a European Court of Human Rights decision...

Turkey Escalates Provocations In Cyprus and Eastern Mediterranean

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, a former four-star general in the Turkish Armed Forces, said that ''Ankara will not accept any definite actions in the east Mediterranean and any Greek intervention in Turkey's activities...

Turkish FM Urgently Summons Greek Ambassador

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has urgently summoned the Greek Ambassador to Ankara. As reported by Turkey's Anadolu news agency, this summons came after remarks made by outgoing Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias regarding an expansion of Greece's territorial waters...

Exclusive: Turkish FM Cavusoglu on Greece: 'We are Friends' (video)

"We are neighbors. We are friends," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Greek Reporter on Monday, ahead of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. The two leaders are...

Greece's Foreign Minister Kotzias Replies to Turkey's Cavusoglu

The issue of the 8 Turkish Military Officers who fled to Greece in order to escape prosecution is still an issue that creates problems between Turkey and Greece. During the inauguration of the revamped Greek Consulate in Turkey's Izmir city...

Turkish Government Escalates Tension in Aegean Ahead of Elections

This week has seen Turkey escalate tension in the Aegean as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government fights to stay in power ahead of elections scheduled for June 24. Earlier this week, the Turkish navy in the Aegean was instructed to 'be ready'...

Turkey Freezes Purchase of Russian S-400 Missile System

Ankara is considering postponing the delivery of the controversial Russian S-400 missile system, after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's visit to the U.S. and his talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. According to Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey informed...

Turkey to Retaliate if US Halts Weapons Sales

Turkey will retaliate if the U.S. enacts a proposed law which would halt weapons sales to Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. A report on Sunday from the Reuters news agency claimed that U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives...