Turkey ‘will not stop if pro-regime forces enter Afrin to protect YPG’: Turkish FM

If pro-regime [Syrian] forces enter the northern Syrian town of Afrin, where Turkey is carrying out a military operation, with a motive to help Turkey’s target – People’s Protection Units (YPG)—Turkish forces will respond, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Feb. 19.

McGurk has full support, backing, US state department spokesperson says

The U.S. State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement that McGurk "has the full support and backing" of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the White House, and that he had done "tremendous work" so far to coordinate the coalition on May 19.

Moscow to lift all restrictions on Turkey: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Moscow will lift all restrictions on Turkey imposed in the aftermath of downing of a Russian jet when it violated Turkish airspace last November, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said.

Turkey FM Says No Plans to Open Air Base to Russia for Syria Strikes

Turkey's foreign minister said Monday there are no plans to let Russia use a Turkish air base to launch strikes against the ISIL/ISIS group despite a thaw between the countries.

Turkey urges Europe for help with refugee influx

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu hosted an ad hoc meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the large-scale arrival of refugees from Syria to Turkey on late June 14. 

Turkey’s EU Minister calls for realism about opening new chapter along Greek presidency

Turkey’s EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has acknowledged opening a new negotiation chapter with the European Union during the ongoing presidency of Greece does not seem possible.

“Greece’s support for Turkey’s EU membership has really prevailed even during difficult times. Perhaps, not very concrete things have been accomplished, but even this verbal and psychological support is important,” Çavuşoğlu told reporters on April 5, after attending a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers held in the Greek capital city.

Foreign ministers of EU accession-candidate countries, such as Çavuşoğlu of Turkey, also attended the meeting.