Turkey asked the United States formally on Tuesday to avoid another violation of its airspace after an incident that exposed tensions between the NATO allies.
France does not plan to stop the European Union from opening new policy "chapters" in Turkey's accession talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
French President Sarkozy moves to prevent friction over Turkey's EU membership bid.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched an envoy to Ankara last weekend to try to calm tensions over his adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has dispatched an envoy to Ankara to try to calm tensions over his adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
BERLIN - Turkey is not `European` and it should not become a full member of the European Union, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In an interview with the German monthly review "Cicero", Sarkozy indicated that just meeting the EU criteria does not solve the problem.
ANKARA - "Turkey, the United States and Iraq could carry out an operation against the separatist terrorist organization in northern Iraq," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
ANKARA - With its history, strategic position and rich cultural heritage, Turkey can play an important role in uniting east and west and members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), said Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the OIC, on Tuesday.
ISTANBUL - Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Atilla Koc said on Tuesday that Turkey has been exerting efforts to restore Turkish cultural heritage in foreign countries, especially in the Balkans.
ANKARA - Turkey on Tuesday warned its NATO ally the United States against repeating violations of Turkish airspace at the border with Iraq, threatening unspecified action.