Turkey and Greece, NATO members that are also traditional rivals, have mobilized their navies and warplanes in opposition to one another in the Mediterranean Sea. The tensions are rooted in …
For Syria’s opposition activists, Turkey ‘best of the bad’
While initially welcoming millions of refugees and supporting opposition activists after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, the Turkish government has since shifted positions to further its own …
Med Leaders Ready For EU Sanctions On ‘Confrontational’ Turkey
Leaders of seven European countries on the Mediterranean said on Thursday they were ready to back EU sanctions against Turkey if Ankara shunned dialogue on escalating tensions in the sea. French …
EU Ready to Take Further Action Against Turkey if No Dialogue
“We maintain that in the absence of progress in engaging Turkey into a dialogue and unless it ends its unilateral activities, the EU is ready to develop a list of further restrictive measures that …
EU to consider sanctions on Turkey over Mediterranean gas drilling
The EU is preparing possible sanctions against Turkey, hoping to force concessions in Ankara’s fight with Greece and Cyprus over Mediterranean gas reserves. Will they work? Bernd Riegert reports from …
Fear and poverty in Turkey as pandemic hits Erdogan’s base
Huseyin Goksoy, a tailor who was so stressed about going hungry during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic that he was briefly bedridden with a hernia, is increasingly worried about his future as …
France’s Macron says to seek common EU position on Turkey
A summit of seven European Union member states on the Mediterranean due to take place on Thursday will push for a common EU position regarding Turkey, said French President Emmanuel Macron, host of …
France’s Macron Says Wants to Avoid Escalation in EU-Turkey Tensions
“It is up to Turkey to clarify its intentions”, Macron told a news conference in Corsica where he will host Mediterranean littoral members of the EU for talks expected to include the bloc’s strained …
EU must consider ‘severe’ sanctions on Turkey, Greece says
European Union leaders should impose “severe” economic sanctions on Turkey for a limited time if Ankara does not remove its military vessels and gas drilling ships from waters off Cyprus, Greece’s …
Greek PM: Dialogue With Turkey Is Important, but on Peaceful Terms
The European Union must impose ‘meaningful’ sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said …