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Prior to the NATO summit, a high-level delegation from Turkey will visit Libya upon the instruction of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to an official statement on June 11. 

Turkish officials condemned the terrorist attack targeting a Muslim family in London, Canada, which left four dead and one critically injured late on June 7.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu extended his condolences to the loved ones of the deceased family, before declaring that Islamophobia, racism and discrimination all amount to terrorism, which must be fought.

Turkey's presidential spokesman on April 11 reiterated his country's call for a de-escalation of tension between Russia and Ukraine.

"Turkey defends Ukraine's territorial integrity and the rights of Crimean Tatars and supports the settlement of the problems between Russia and Ukraine through negotiations," Ibrahim Kalın said on Twitter.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 26 received the chairman of Libya's Presidential Council in Istanbul.

The meeting between Erdoğan and Mohammad Younes Menfi at the Vahdettin Mansion lasted around two hours.

Seeking to build on renewed momentum for better ties, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 19 met with top EU officials.

Via videoconference, Erdoğan spoke with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council head Charles Michel.

Turkey's Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Committee convened on March 4 with Turkey-EU relations and counter-terrorism on the agenda.

The committee's weekly meeting convened under the chairmanship of presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara.

Turkey's presidential spokesperson on Feb. 23 condemned a statement by the European Union's lead spokesperson for external affairs over the EU's support for a Turkish opposition party.

Turkish writer and psychologist Doğan Cüceloğlu on Feb. 16 was found dead at home in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district.

Cüceloğlu, 83, was well known in Turkey for his personal development books, over 40 published scientific articles, and numerous seminars and conferences.

The U.S. and the EU welcomed on Jan. 25 the first round of talks between Greece and Turkey in nearly five years that are intended to resolve energy and border disputes in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean.

Senior Turkish and U.S. officials discussed bilateral ties and regional issues in a phone call on Jan. 19. 

Turkey's Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın spoke to outgoing U.S. National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien over the phone and discussed Turkey-U.S. relations and regional issues, according to a statement.