Minister of Foreign Affairs

This file photo shows Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Photo: Anadolu Agency)

This file photo shows Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaking at an event.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on May 28 said he hopes Turkey will attract 50 million tourists by 2023 and generate $50 billion in revenue from tourism.

Positive steps are expected in Turkey's ties with the European Union, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 27.

Turkey does not expect progress in the accession process for the EU because of "the attitude of the bloc," Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 21.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry undersecretary and his U.S. counterpart will meet in the coming days, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told reporters on March 20.

A planned meeting between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 19 could be delayed until after Tillerson’s departure, Çavuşoğlu has said. 

Ties with the United States have been at a “very critical point,” according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. These relations will either be fixed or they will break down completely, Çavuşoğlu said, days before U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Ankara.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will travel to Paris on Jan. 23 for the launch of a new partnership against chemical weapons, the Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 22.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is visiting the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 11-16, a written ministry statement has said.