Fed up with EU, Erdogan says Turkey could join Shanghai bloc
President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Sunday as saying that Turkey did not need to join the European Union "at all costs" and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.
EU criticises Turkey but not ready to halt membership talks
European Union foreign ministers on Monday criticised Turkey's crackdown on alleged supporters of a failed military coup in July but Austria's call to suspend Ankara's EU membership bid failed to garner enough backing.
Turkey expects first unit of Akkuyu nuclear plant to be online by end 2023
Turkey expects the first unit of its planned $20 billion Akkuyu nuclear power plant, being built in collaboration with Russia, to be online by the end of 2023, energy minister Berat Albayrak said on Tuesday.
Turkey, EU trade barbs, but little sign of action
The European Union stepped up criticism on Tuesday of Turkey's crackdown on opponents and alleged plotters behind a failed coup, drawing a sharp retort from Ankara, which accused Europe of failing to grasp the threats it faces.
Iraq requests U.N. emergency meeting on Turkish troops in north
Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the presence of Turkish troops on its territory as a dispute with Ankara escalates.
Austria denies chancellor backed down on EU talks with Turkey
Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern on Saturday denied a German newspaper report which said he had backed down from his call to end European Union accession talks with Turkey
With Syria 'safe zone' plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act
Turkey will have to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States if it is to achieve its ambition of a "safe zone" in northern Syria and build on an incursion which gave it control of a thin strip of the border.
Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria
Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion.
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