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| Szymon Ananicz
After a meeting in Novo-Ogariovo near Moscow on 3 September, the presidents of Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan, adopted a statement declaring that Armenia has decided to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and…
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| Szymon Ananicz
Turkey has firmly condemned the military coup in Egypt. It strikes a blow for Ankara's position in the Middle East. By condemning the coup, Turkey is trying to restore its image of a promoter of democracy.
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| Szymon Ananicz
On the 25 June the Council of the EU decided to formally open the “regional policies” chapter in negotiations on Turkey joining the EU. The council abstained from issuing final agreement for talks to begin with Ankara until the European…
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| Szymon Ananicz
During a telephone call on 22 March, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, apologised to Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for the raid carried out by Israeli commandos on a ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza…
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| Szymon Ananicz
John Kerry visited Turkey on 1 March on his first foreign trip as the US Secretary of State. The key issues discussed were: the Syrian crisis, and co-operation in combating terrorism. The visit was overshadowed by an earlier statement from…
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| Szymon Ananicz, Kamil Frymark
On 24–25 February Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey, where she expressed her support for the continuation of Ankara's accession negotiations with the EU, after France unblocked the negotiating chapter on regional policy. At…
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| Szymon Ananicz
On 7 November, without giving any reasons, the Iraqi government withdrew its permission for TPAO, the largest state-owned Turkish oil company, to explore oil in the deposits near Basra. The consortium of which TPAO was a member was…
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| Szymon Ananicz, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 10 October, Turkey forced a Syrian aircraft which was flying through its airspace on the way from Moscow to Damascus to land in Ankara and inspected its cargo. The Turkish authorities suspected that the plane was illegally transporting…
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| Szymon Ananicz, Krzysztof Strachota
On 3 October, Turkey shelled Syrian troops stationed close to the border for the first time since the beginning of the crisis in Syria. It launched a few more artillery attacks over the next days. This was Ankara’s response to mortar…
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| Szymon Ananicz
On 21 September, a Turkish court sentenced 325 representatives of the Turkish army (including 89 generals and admirals, 24 of whom are in active service) to between 13 and 20 years in prison for taking part in a conspiracy, codenamed…