Anne Brasseur

Turkey received an outpouring of solidarity messages from across the world on Jan. 12, after a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people, including many tourists, in the busy and popular historic neighborhood of Sultanahmet in the country's largest city, Istanbul.

An explosion occurred on Jan. 12 in Istanbul's touristic Sultanahmet Square, killing 10 while wounding at least 15, Istanbul governor's office has said.

According to reports by private broadcaster CNN Türk, the explosion occurred by the obelisk of Theodosius in the touristic Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul's Fatih district. 

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Anne Brasseur met on Thursday in Strasbourg with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Brasseur said after the meeting she was "very appreciative of all the efforts that Serbia is making to maintain dialogue with its neighbors."

Anne Brasseur, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed her concerns about attacks targeting daily Hürriyet and the investigation launched by a prosecutor into the Do?an Media Group.

The Council of Europe (COE) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have condemned the recent attacks targeting Turkish security forces by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants as well as the latest attacks on Turkish political parties and media outlets.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu and the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Brasseur, have condemned terrorism and violent extremism, stressing the need to continue combating it. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu hosted an ad hoc meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the large-scale arrival of refugees from Syria to Turkey on late June 14.  

Turkey?s controversial new domestic security package ?is unacceptable,? Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Anne Brasseur has said, adding that the Venice Commission plans to examine the law in detail after Turkey?s upcoming election.

Freedom of expression topped the agenda of European Parliament President Martin Schulz's April 8 visit to Turkey, where he met a number of senior officials. 

Opposition disagrees with PACE president

BELGRADE -- Opposition MPs described on Tuesday as "optimistic" the statements made by Anne Brasseur about the Serbian government's reform measures.

The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was addressing parliament earlier in the day.