Turning over a page, Greece and Turkey agree to mend ties
Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of closer ties between the two NATO allies but historical foes.
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WORLD 
December 5, 2023 Award winners are “examples” of more sustainable forms of transport
By Martin Banks The Turkish city of İzmir and a business that is easing the transition to electric vehicles have been named as winners of an award that recognises successful collaboration between young entrepreneurs and local authorities in the Mediterranean region.
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EUROPE
November 7, 2023 MEPs issue “get tough” warning to Turkey over EU accession
By Martin Banks In their annual report, MEPs have urged the EU and Türkiye to break the current deadlock and find “a parallel and realistic framework” for EU-Türkiye relations.
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WORLD
October 31, 2023 Turkey to charge admission for Hagia Sophia as of January
Tourists wishing to visit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will have to pay admission starting in January 2024, the country’s culture minister announced on Tuesday.
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GEOPOLITICS
October 27, 2023 Greece, Turkey close to migration deal
Greece and Turkey are reportedly on the brink of an agreement that will institutionalize a solution to the migration problem, which is an open wound for both countries.
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CYPRUS
August 25, 2023 A Cyprus settlement would also benefit Turkey, Menendez says
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Robert Menendez expressed hope for a solution to the Cyprus problem, noting that such a development would also benefit Turkey.
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EUROPE
August 14, 2023 German MP says she was detained in Turkey for social media posts
A German lawmaker said on Sunday (13 August) she was detained for several hours when entering Turkey earlier this month based on social media posts she made in 2019, adding that she would still travel to Turkey and speak her mind about its government.
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WORLD
July 21, 2023 Turkey to send three firefighting aircraft to Greece
Turkey has become the latest country to offer firefighting aircraft to Greece to assist in the battle against wildfires across the country.
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CYPRUS
July 13, 2023 US Cypriots calls for halt on sale of F-16s to Turkey
The International Coordinating Committee for Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) released a statement on Wednesday calling upon Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
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ECONOMY
June 6, 2023 Turkey’s new economic broom has too much to tidy
The appointment of Mehmet Simsek as Turkey’s new treasury and finance minister at the weekend has sparked some investors’ hopes of a return to monetary orthodoxy in a country beset by soaring inflation. Despite yet another fall in the lira on June 5, markets hold him in high regard. That’s unlikely to be enough to […]
