German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the European Union could open two more chapters of membership talks with Turkey by July, but warned that the country must open its ports to Cyprus.
April 15 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union will step up membership talks with Turkey in the coming months after negotiations were set back last year.
Turkey cried foul today after the European Commission proposed a partial suspension of its talks on joining the EU as a punishment for Ankara’s refusal to open up trade with Cyprus.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Islamist-rooted prime minister, yesterday said he would announce on Wednesday whether he would stand for thepresidency.
The crumbling central synagogue in Edirne, Turkey, which has been confiscated by the Turkish government. Jews in Turkey were dismayed by the debate over a proposed change to a law governing the country’s religious minorities — which in any case was vetoed for being too lenient.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday called for progress in Turkey's European Union membership talks, but noted that the outcome remained "open."
HANOVER, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the European Union could open two more chapters of membership talks with Turkey by July, but warned that the country must open its ports to Cyprus.
Tourists who were on board the helicopter that crashed in a plateau in northern Turkey earlier in the day were identified, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.
A French helicopter crashed in a plateau in northern Turkey on Sunday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
A Turkish helicopter carrying French tourists crashed in a plateau in northern Turkey on Sunday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.