US lawmakers oppose F-16 sales to Turkey

US lawmakers of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues openly disagree with President Joe Biden, who supports Turkey’s request to purchase and upgrade F-16 fighter jets. A joint statement issued by Congress

Turkey obstacle to EastMed pipeline study 

The commercial viability study of the ambitious EastMed gas pipeline is not proceeding normally as Turkey is “interfering with the Nautical Geo ship conducting environmental surveys,” Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said. He

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EU leaders tell Turkey to dial-down rhetoric

The European Council has expressed deep concern regarding Turkey’s recent behaviour toward EU-members Greece and Cyprus as tension in the Eastern Mediterranean rises. In Thursday’s Council conclusions adopted by EU leaders, Ankara

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EU leaders to warn Turkey over behaviour 

Draft conclusions of the upcoming European Council contain concerns expressed by the EU over Turkey’s tension-raising behaviour in the Aegean and East Med. These concerns were brought before Tuesday’s General Affairs Council

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Fresh attack on freedom of speech in north

Authorities in the Turkey-occupied north are not backing down in curbing the freedom of speech, as a Turkish Cypriot cartoonist and columnist faces prosecution for satirising the establishment. Mahmut Anayasa, a well-known

Record year for asylum claims

Cyprus is creaking under increased migrant flows, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, arguing that asylum seekers are 5% of the population, as applications rise by 140%. Nouris blamed Turkey for putting Cyprus

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