Mevlut Cavusoglu

"The sovereignty of certain islands and rocky islets and sea borders in the Aegean are not defined by any existing international agreement between Turkey and Greece," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has claimed. The Turkish official spoke in response to...

Turkey's foreign minister appears to have ruled out a prisoner swap in connection with two Greek junior officers currently in Turkish custody awaiting trial. In an interview with German outlet Zeit Online, Mevlut Cavusoglu was asked about the eight Turkish...

Only 24 hours after a Greek asylum committee granted asylum to one of the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt in the neighboring country on July 2016, migrant flows from Turkey to islands...

Turkey will seek a diplomatic solution, go to the International Court or go to war to take back some Aegean islands, said Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, while addressing the Turkish parliament. Ant1 television correspondent to Turkey, Maria Zacharaki, said that...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Greece in late November or early  December, according to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias,  and as stated by Kathimerini newspaper. The Greek minister made the comment at a press conference, after his...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Greece to not become a "safe haven" for plotters of last year's coup attempt, citing the 995 people who have applied for asylum since the failed putsch. Speaking at a joint news conference with...

Athens rejected on Wednesday a claim made earlier by Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu that there are no borders in the Aegean Sea. Government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos described the Turkish minister’s remarks as “extreme,” saying that they undermine...

Turkey will not accept de facto situations in the Aegean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, adding that problems between Greece and Turkey should be resolved under international law. Cavusoglu made the statement in response to a question...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday launched new threats against Cyprus over the drilling for gas and oil in the island's exclusive economic zone. The Turkish official -- who is in the northern part of the island for talks...

Turkish Foreign Minister threatened that Turkey "will take action" against the Cypriot oil exploration, reiterating Ankara's position that Turkish Cypriots also have rights to Cypriot resources. Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey's energy and foreign ministries are working together to plan...