“The immigration deal is very important for the European Union and relations with Turkey; actually it has the highest importance now,” said European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici during an interview on April 25 in Istanbul
According to Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, Turkey sets the “best example” in how it hosts the refugees who have been fleeing the five-year-long civil war in Syria
There are few nations who are resilient enough and can do whatever possible to survive
The Turkish Court of Appeals’ ruling on April 21 which overturned the convictions in the “Ergenekon” coup plot case marked an era in the country’s problematic relations between politics, the military and the judiciary
The European Union officially announced on April 20 that if Turkey fulfilled all necessary measures in the next two weeks, the commission would start procedures on May 4 to put Turkey on the EU’s visa-free travel list
Despite calls from the West, resuming talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) does not seem likely or easy for the Turkish government for the time being, according to security officials
A historical meeting bringing together representatives of 300 million Orthodox Christians, which had been due to be held in Istanbul this year after centuries away, has been shifted to the Greek island of Crete
When İpek Cem Taha, the daughter of a former Turkish foreign minister (who passed away in 2007) decided to initiate a lasting idea to maintain her father’s personal commitment for peace, the first door she knocked on was that of Yorgo Papandreu
The Turkish government received three strong messages on the quality of its democracy and rights from three Western partners on the same day on April 14
