Turkey's Foreign Ministry

Turkey's Foreign Ministry has described the "armament activities" of the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus as "wrong," saying they could "start an arms race on the island."

Turkey's Foreign Ministry has charged that the European Union's annual progress report on its accession process "reflects the unrealistic, unlawful and maximalist views of Greece and the Greek Cypriot side" concerning Cyprus.

Turkey condemns Israel's attacks targeting the UN peacekeepers in Lebanon (UNIFIL), its Foreign Ministry said late on Thursday, adding Ankara would continue supporting similar peacekeeping initiatives and structures.

Turkey on Friday called on all sides to refrain from steps that could lead to a wider conflict in the Middle East, after Israel reportedly attacked Iran in a tit-for-tat retaliation for Iran's strike.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry has accused "certain politicians in Greece" of "distorting historical data" for making references to the Pontian Genocide.

In a statement, it said the claims of a genocide are based on "baseless claims … from some radical groups against Turkish history [that] fuel hostility towards Turkey."

Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Denmark's ambassador on Friday over authorities' permission of a protest in Copenhagen scheduled for Friday, ministry sources said.

Turkey said on Thursday that it supports the legitimate demands of the Turks in North Macedonia for a just and transparent census, following claims by a local ethnic Turkish association that the number of Turks recorded in the recent census is unrealistically low.

Turkey will continue its steadfast support for Lebanon's economic stability, the nation's foreign minister said on a visit to the capital Beirut on Nov. 15.

Paying an official visit to Lebanon to meet with the new government, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter that his first talks in the country were with Amin Salam, the economy and trade minister.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry condoled on Nov. 6 with Sierra Leone where a fuel tanker explosion left 100 people dead.

The ministry said Turkey regretted learning that people were killed in the explosion.

"We extend our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as well as the government of Sierra Leone, wishing a swift recovery to the injured," it said.

Maximalist and illegal claims by Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration which overlook the presence of Turkish Cypriots are behind the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said late on Oct. 19.