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Turkey will open up its border gates and let refugees stream toward Europe "if the EU goes further," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened in the wake of a European Parliament vote on Nov. 24 to temporarily freeze accession talks with Ankara.

Turkey's education system, "a stranger to the core values of society," is responsible for giving the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen opportunity to thrive, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed.

Turkey's real interest rate is among the highest in the world and that needs to be changed, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 23, taking aim at borrowing costs on the eve of a Central Bank meeting.

Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan and linguist Necmiye Alpay were released on Nov. 23 after being arrested on terror charges as part of an investigation into columnists and managers of the closed daily Özgür Gündem.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reacted to comments Tuesday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who said that the 1923 Lausanne Treaty, which set the modern borders between Greece and Turkey, was up for debate.

"We have no intention of questioning the binding texts which are the foundations of our [bilateral] ties," Tsipras told his lawmakers Wednesday.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry called on all parties of the Cyprus talks to determine a date for an immediate five-party conference, with the participation of Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom as guarantor powers, along with the island's two communities, amid a parallel continuation of negotiations. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the European Union for what he described as its stance against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. 

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Turkey would never take steps to undermine NATO's collective defense and unity as spelled out in Article 5, the alliance's chief has said, recalling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's commitment to NATO membership amid the revival of a discussion on Turkish participation in the Russian-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization, known as the Shanghai Five. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revisited the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, which set the modern borders between Greece and Turkey, saying that it is not something that can't be discussed.

"In no way is it a sacred text, and of course we will discuss it," he said, according to Turkish news site A Haber.