Turkish Airlines is a serious company which would be a good strategic partner for Serbia’s national airline Jat Airways. This is according to State Secretary for Air Traffic Miodrag Miljković, who spoke for Tanjug on Monday in Belgrade.
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Bosnian official cancels meeting with Turkish FM
January 30th, 2011 |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Nebojša Radmanović cancelled a meeting with Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, following a diplomatic incident.
The Turkish delegation demanded that the flag of the Republic of Srpska (RS) be removed from the conference room, Radmanović’s cabinet has announced.
Turkish organ case decision criticized
January 13th, 2011 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says the Turskish decision to release Yusuf Sonmez was a bad message to all those who had committed crimes. Sonmez is a surgeon suspected of involvement in illegal human organ trafficking in Kosovo.
Greek, Turkish PMs meet amid border fence controversy
January 7th, 2011 |
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has arrived in Turkey for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders are expected to discuss controversial Greek plans to build a fence along the two nations’ border.
Israel won’t apologize for attack on Turkish ship
December 27th, 2010 |
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Israel has once again rejected a demand from Turkey that it apologize for its attack on a Turkish ship last May that killed nine people, VOA reports. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told a gathering in Jerusalem on Sunday that it is Turkey which needs to apologize to Israel for “supporting terror.”
Turkish surgeon at heart of Kosovo organ scandal
December 18th, 2010 |
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The Guardian writes that Turkish Surgeon Yusuf Ercin Sonmez played a key role in the illegal human organ trade in Kosovo in 1999.
A Turkish donor and the Israeli recipient were laid down on beds beside each other before the kidney was exchanged.
Turkish envoy sparks Austria spat
November 11th, 2010 |
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Turkey’s ambassador to Austria has been summoned to the foreign ministry in Vienna for criticizing attitudes towards immigrants.
Kadri Ecved Tezcan said that Turks were quite happy in Austria but did not wish to be treated “like a virus”.
Erdogan on Balkan borders, Turkish reaction
November 5th, 2010 |
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in PriÅ¡tina that he “does not believe there will be changes of borders in the Balkans” or a partition of Kosovo. Erdogan, whose country recognized the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence, said such a turn of events would be “detrimental to the region”.
Turkish PM: Israel must apologize
October 17th, 2010 |
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again urged Israel to apologize for, and compensate the victims of, a raid earlier this year. The raid was on a flotilla trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, VOA reports.
New case filed against Turkish journalist
October 5th, 2010 |
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Turkish reporter Ismail Saymaz faces 79 years in prison due to the publication of critical articles for the Turkish daily newspaper Radikal. This is according to IPI’s National Committee in Turkey.
Premier meets with Turkish minister
September 25th, 2010 |
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The relations between Serbia and Turkey have reached the level of strategic partnership, Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković has said. This is extremely important for the stability of the region, he said during his meeting with Turkey’s Labor Minister Omer Dincer.
Turkish reform vote gets Western backing
September 13th, 2010 |
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The U.S. and European Union have welcomed the result of the Turkish constitutional referendum. Voters in Turkey gave strong backing to a package of changes to the country’s military-era constitution.
Turkish PM proposes change to army law
July 25th, 2010 |
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The Turkish prime minister has said he might amend an army law that opponents say could encourage military coups. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was addressing a rally in southeastern Turkey as he began campaigning ahead of a referendum on constitutional reforms.
Six Turkish soldiers killed by Kurds
July 20th, 2010 |
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Six Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack by Kurdish rebels near the border with Iraq, Turkish reports say. The attack took place overnight on a military outpost near the town of Cukurca in Hakkari province, south-east Turkey.
Top state officials receive Turkish PM
July 12th, 2010 |
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Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Belgrade this Monday. The two premiers stated in Belgrade that the relations between the two countries were good but that there was room for their further development, and added that the Balkans should become an area of stability and peace rather than conflict in the region.
Tadić meets with Turkish, regional leaders
June 24th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić met in Istanbul on Wednesday with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit of heads of states and governments of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).
Turkish parliament on ties with Israel
June 3rd, 2010 |
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Lawmakers in the Turkish parliament are urging the government to review political, economic and military ties with Israel. This came in the wake of Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, VOA reported.
Kurds kill Turkish soldiers in rocket attack
May 31st, 2010 |
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Six Turkish soldiers have been killed and seven injured in a rocket attack on a navy base in the country’s south, state media reports. Suspected Kurdish rebels fired on a military vehicle carrying troops in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun.
Russian tourists killed in Turkish crash
May 25th, 2010 |
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A coach carrying Russian tourists has crashed near the Turkish southern resort of Antalya. The authorities report 16 people were killed and 25 injured.
Turkish premier travels to Greece
May 14th, 2010 |
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan travels to Greece today on a visit that he hopes will open a “new era” in ties between the two longtime rivals. Erdogan is accompanied by 10 ministers who will take part in the first-ever meeting of a high-level “cooperation council” aimed at forging closer ties.