Mevlüt Çavu

There is no need to recall how Turkey and Saudi Arabia clinched the alliance they have built over the past year, especially after the new Saudi King Salman came to the throne, through consecutive high-level visits.

A senior Turkish government member has refuted international calls for Turkey to return to the negotiation table with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), asking whether these countries could guarantee that militants would lay down their arms.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of the Netherlands earlier this week in order to voice unease over cartoons depicting President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, while the Dutch ambassador used the opportunity to ask Turkish authorities to clarify a call made to Turks in the Netherlands to report individuals who insult Turkey or its president.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has called on all world leaders to come to Istanbul for the United Nations Humanitarian Summit and work with Turkey to find solutions for those who desperately need humanitarian assistance.

The almost one million Syrian children in Turkey who have been deprived of education, has gone unnoticed by the world, the Turkish government has said, calling on the international community to contribute to Turkey's ongoing education efforts.

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was jailed in Britain in 2012 for stealing millions from his business empire, was set free on April 22, one day after he was extradited by Britain to Turkey.

There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of migrants and refugees illegally crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe, but authorities must not let down their guard as people smugglers can rapidly change routes, the head of NATO has cautioned.

The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe is falling significantly but people smugglers can rapidly change routes and authorities must not reduce their security efforts prematurely, the head of NATO said on April 21, praising Turkey's efforts to break the business model of traffickers.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has voiced Ankara's unease over the European Union's delay in releasing the 3 billion-euro refugee fund, calling on the 28-member bloc to be "more pragmatic" and overcome red tape.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pay a two-day visit to Turkey on April 20-21, with a view to discussing preparations for the Warsaw Summit to be held in July, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced.