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Turkey’s Erdogan Rebuffs EU On Terrorism Law; ‘We’re Going Our Way, You Go Yours.’
President Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday, Turkey would not make changes to its terrorism laws required under a deal to curb migration, and declared: “we’re going our way, you go yours”. His fiery speech will be a blow to any hope in European capitals that it might be business as usual with...
Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu to quit amid reports of Erdogan rift
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says he will stand down at an extraordinary congress of his ruling AK Party later this month. Mr Davutoglu is believed to have fallen from favour having disapproved of Mr Erdogan's plans to move Turkey to a presidential system of government. But in a speech, Mr Davutoglu pledged...
‘NOT ON THE CARDS’ Cameron dismisses Turkey’s chances of joining European Union
DAVID Cameron has rubbished claims that Turkey could join the European Union. The Prime Minister shot down the notion that Turkey will become an EU member, saying it is "not remotely on the cards". Cameron bluntly savaged Turkey's chances of joining the 28-nation bloc in a bid to boost the support for Remain in...
Turkey Approves Law Among Final Hurdles For EU Visa Deal
Turkey’s parliament has approved a law on setting up a panel to monitor discipline for law enforcement officials, one of the last hurdles remaining before the country wins visa-free access to Europe for its nationals. The 28-nation European Union depends on Ankara’s cooperation to maintain a March pact that has...
EU tensions as Turkey set to get visa waiver
If the European Commission makes the recommendation this Wednesday that Turks be granted visa-free travel in Europe's Schengen area as whispers from well-placed EU sources suggest, then it will do so holding its nose and its breath. The freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial and revising terrorism legislation to...
REVEALED: Shocking scale of Turkey’s Islamist terror threat facing British tourists
THE shocking scale of the terrorist threat facing Turkey was laid bare tonight amid warnings to British tourists to avoid the country over safety fears. Officials in Ankara revealed they have thwarted an astonishing 85 terror attacks — including defusing LIVE bombs — since the turn of the year alone. A popular...
Migrant crisis: EU ‘to grant Turkey visa-free travel’
The European Commission will grant Turkey conditional approval for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area. The move is part of a deal in which Turkey has agreed to take back migrants who have crossed the Aegean to Greece. But Turkey must still meet EU criteria, BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler says, and the deal must...
Turkey: ‘IS’ link to deadly Gaziantep blast
A suicide car bomber has killed two policemen in south-eastern Turkey. The bomb went off outside police headquarters in the south-eastern city of Gaziantep, near the Syria border. More than 20 people, some of them civilians, were injured in the early-morning explosion, which was heard several kilometres away. Police later...
Turkey Islam: PM issues secular pledge on new constitution
Turkey's PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said the country's new constitution will feature the principle of secularism. He said Turkey's secular and democratic character was "not up for debate". His comments came a day after a key member of the ruling AK party (AKP) called for secularism to be taken out of the...
‘Suicide bomber’ hits western Turkey
A suicide bomber has blown themselves up in the western Turkish city of Bursa, killing one person and injuring 10 others , local media say. The attack took place near the city's 14th century Grand Mosque, a symbol of the city, reports said. The governor of Bursa said the attacker was a suspected female suicide bomber....
Kurdish PKK warns Turkey of long fight for freedom
The Kurdish rebel PKK movement has told the BBC that it is ready to intensify its fight against Turkey because Ankara is trying to make it surrender. Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "escalating this war". "The Kurds will defend themselves to the...
Migrant crisis: Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey to promote deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials are due to visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal. The visit comes amid questions over the legality of the EU-Turkey pact, which deports back to Turkey migrants who do not qualify for asylum in Greece. Human rights groups say Turkey...
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