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Only hours after Greece officially announced the delineation of its continental shelf in an EU regulatory document, defining the country’s Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), including those of the mainland and islands, which affects the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Turkey responded by making public its zone map in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to the state […]

As an EU candidate country, Turkey can already participate in European defense programs up to 35% without needing a special agreement, according to Commission sources who spoke to To Vima.

MEP Maniatis pressed Kallas on why neither she nor the Commission had reacted to Turkey’s obstruction of research efforts concerning the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project.

Medin was detained in Istanbul while covering protests against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

The U.S. says it raised concerns over recent protests in Turkey with the country's foreign minister—claims Turkey denies.

Recent political turmoil in the country has sent inflation projection for 2025 1% higher than previous estimates.

Speculation suggests potential solutions such as partially dismantling the system or relocating it to a U.S. military base within Turkey.

After throwing key opposition leader in prison, Turkey is now jailing journalists who covered the related protests.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis first reiterated that any “curtailment of the Rule of Law cannot be tolerated,” while saying the political situation in Turkey appears as fluid and concerning

The arrest of Istanbul’s elected mayor just days before he was expected to declare his candidacy against Erdogan has raised concerns about democracy and political interference in Turkey.

Thousands continue to defy bans and protest across Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, a move the opposition says is aimed at silencing political rivals.

In light of the geostrategic upheavals, particularly the prospect of deepening European ties with Turkey, the discussion has gained new urgency

Will the detention of opposition figures impact Turkey's relations with the EU and Greece? Turkey expert Dr. Ioannis N Grigoriadis answers key questions in an exclusive interview with To Vima International edition.

Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and links to terrorism, according to media reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey should not be excluded from plans for a European security framework, adding that his country’s defense industry should also be included in EU procurements. His statements during a teleconference of non-EU member states, which included the heads of the European Union’s institutional bodies as well […]

A top US lobbyist this week touched on what he called Turkey’s increasingly problematic stance towards American and Western interests, in testimony before the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe. In his detailed statement, Jonathan Schanzer, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a conservative think tank, spoke to Committee […]

Initial 8.5-kilometer fence on Turkish side of the border in the Thrace province announced by Edirne governor

In a conversation with TO BHMA International edition, Harvard constitutional law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos warns that Trump’s push for total control over the executive branch risks dismantling the modern American administrative state

At the current geopolitical juncture, US-Turkey relations are an inordinately higher priority than those with Greece, primarily because of the need for cooperation in Syria, in which Ankara has sweeping influence and sway over the current “interim government”

In a wide-ranging interview, the former diplomat says that the referendum on Brexit was a very bad idea, as the result has harmed Britain economically and reduced its global influence