Turkish Ministry

In an apparent attempt to broaden the agenda of Greek-Turkish issues, Ankara is reportedly threatening to create Turkish marine parks in the Aegean.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed comments made by Greece's foreign affairs chief regarding the Greek minority in Imvros, Tenedos and Istanbul as "tragicomic," and went on to accuse Greece of carrying out a "policy of assimilation and repression" on the Muslim minority of Thrace.

"TurkishBeam", a ray treatment system developed in Turkey, was officially invited for testing and analysis by the Cleveland Clinic of the U.S. and New York University, its developer RD Global INVAMED, said on May 15.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Friday said Friday the country will start offshore drilling activities within Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) "in the near future," unless the  EU member-state halts its own operations in the area.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the Turks to be ready for conscription, during a speech in the town of Kahramanmaras, raising questions about the course of the country's military operations in Syria, Protothema reported.

Washington has expressed its concern over the arrests of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and the restrictions on the internet.

The tent erected by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Brussels, for which the Turkish Ministry had summoned Belgium's ambassador to Ankara to the ministry to protest, has been burnt. 

A fire broke out for an unknown reason at the PKK tent, which was erected behind the European Council building in Brussels, late March 20. 

A 32-year-old heavy construction equipment operator, who got trapped inside a tunnel construction site for a hydroelectric power plant (HES) in Turkey?s western province of Kütahya, was found dead May 19, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

The personal belongings of Ottoman soldier and politician Enver Pa?a, which were provided by his family and put up for auction by Istanbul Müzayede on April 5, were bought by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.