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Merkel, Macron urge Turkey, Greece to resume direct talks

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ROUND-UP

Merkel, Macron urge Turkey, Greece to resume direct talks

France and Germany have said that they will support diplomatic talks, Turkey's Foreign Ministry has called on the EU to urge Greece and Southern Cyprus for restraint, Greece demands consistency from the EU.

Foreign Minister sends letters to EU counterparts ahead of meeting

Foreign Minister sends letters to EU counterparts ahead of meeting

EU foreign ministers will discuss the Eastern Mediterranean issue in an extraordinary meeting.

Pentagon 'concerned' by tensions between Turkey, France

Pentagon 'concerned' by tensions between Turkey, France

As Turkey continues drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean, France and Greece held joint military drills.

France to increase military presence, Erdoğan says 'We'll never bow to this scheme'

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

France to increase military presence, Erdoğan says 'We'll never bow to this scheme'

While France's Macron has asked Turkey to cease its hydrocarbon exploration activities, President Erodğan has said that all Turkey's actions in the region are legitimate.

European countries 'ready to sanction Turkey' over Libya as GNA prepares for new offensive

European countries 'ready to sanction Turkey' over Libya as GNA prepares for new offensive

Germany, France and Italy have warned "foreign actors" against interfering with the war in Libya as the Turkey-backed forces prepare for an offensive into the key city of Sirte.

Greece, Russia and France warn Turkey about Hagia Sophia decision

Greece, Russia and France warn Turkey about Hagia Sophia decision

The three countries have pointed to the world heritage status of the Hagia Sophia.

Macron says Turkey has a 'criminal responsibility' in Libya

Macron says Turkey has a 'criminal responsibility' in Libya

Turkey's military involvement in the country is "unacceptable" and "a threat for Europe," according to the President of France.

'It's Macron who is playing a dangerous game in Libya,' says Turkey's foreign minister

'It's Macron who is playing a dangerous game in Libya,' says Turkey's foreign minister

"The balance has been achieved thanks to us. As the legitimate government started to achieve dominance, even the countries earlier standing in the middle gradually started to side with the legitimate government," Çavuşoğlu has asserted.

Macron says Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' in Libya, Germany warns of regional crisis

Macron says Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' in Libya, Germany warns of regional crisis

Amid the progress of the forces backed by Turkey, Egypt's president said they might intervene in the war.

NATO: Turkey-France tension in Mediterranean to be investigated

NATO: Turkey-France tension in Mediterranean to be investigated

In response to a question regarding France’s allegation that its frigate Courbet was harassed by Turkey’s warships in the Mediterranean, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has announced that “NATO military authorities are investigating the incident.”

Applauding the Garbage Collector from the Windows of Paris

PENNED BY SELAMİ ŞAKİROĞLU

Applauding the Garbage Collector from the Windows of Paris

No one can ignore the imbalance in the hierarchy of wages between social prestige and social merit any longer. How to restore this balance is yet another problem.

2 April 2020 Mehmet Selami Şakiroğlu

Parliament of France Officially Condemns Operation Peace Spring

Parliament of France Officially Condemns Operation Peace Spring

The Parliament of France has “strongly condemned” the military operation of Turkish Armed Forces into northern Syria. The Parliament has “affirmed its unwavering support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which have remained as their allies.”

31 October 2019

Banner of Emine Bulut on Pyramid of Louvre Museum in Paris

Banner of Emine Bulut on Pyramid of Louvre Museum in Paris

A group of feminist activists have written the name and last words of Emine Bulut, who was murdered by her ex-husband Fedai Varan on August 18, on the pyramids in front of Louvre Museum in Paris.

17 September 2019

International Solidarity for Arrested Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel

International Solidarity for Arrested Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel

The students and colleagues of Academic for Peace Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel, who has been behind bars since May 11, have established a committee of solidarity for the academic at the Lyon-1 University in France.

France Declares April 24 as Commemoration Day for Armenian Genocide

France Declares April 24 as Commemoration Day for Armenian Genocide

France recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2001. Declaring April 24 as a day for the commemoration of the genocide was one of Macron's election promises in 2017.

6 February 2019

UN Security Council to Address Operation into Afrin

UN Security Council to Address Operation into Afrin

The UN Security Council will convene upon France’s application to discuss the military campaign launched by Turkey into Afrin.

22 January 2018

A Vision of 100 Years Later: The 21st Century

A Vision of 100 Years Later: The 21st Century

87 pieces of art which were reproduced for the World Exhibition in Paris, in 1900 were exhibited all over the country on cigarette boxes and later, as postcards.

9 August 2016 Celal Umut Aydınoğlu

France Dispenses with Plant in İskenderun

France Dispenses with Plant in İskenderun

French public company, Engie, has dispensed with Ada Thermal Plant following people struggling against it in İskenderun

15 October 2015

French Student Deported

French Student Deported

Elisa Couvert - a student from France who has been detained during Gezi Park protests for refuging into the building of Socialist Democracy Party due to tear gas and taken to Police Bureau for Foreigners in Istanbul’s Kumkapı district - has been deported last night.

Civil Initiative Stages Demonstration in Paris for Arrested Student

Civil Initiative Stages Demonstration in Paris for Arrested Student

The Initiative for Solidarity with Arrested Students (TÖDİ) staged a demonstration in Paris to show their support for Sevil Sevimli, a student arrested in the northwestern province of Eskişehir after she arrived there on the Erasmus program to study.

France: Genocide Law Overturned

France: Genocide Law Overturned

The French Constitutional Council found the draft bill on the criminalization of the denial of genocide contrary to the constitution. The members of the French parliament who applied to the council announced to lift the law.

29 February 2012

Fanfaraï: Beyond Differences And Convictions

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Fanfaraï: Beyond Differences And Convictions

Given the number of its artists, Fanfaraï is a brass band and also a group interpreting a musical range going from jazz to gnawa passing by Raï and salsa.

16 May 2011 Ghania Khelıfı

Absent Faces

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Absent Faces

Sophie Bachelier speaks of the profound feelings of loss and emptiness provoked by a journey, often without return. Through photography, she portrays the life of mothers and wives of Senegalese migrants, whose stories she has also filmed.

28 April 2011 Nathalie Galesne

French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic

French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic

The French Government announced that they will shut down the existing 300 Roma camps, claiming they became crime centers. The total number of deportees was 11.000 last year. EU specialist Aktar sees a connection between radical changes of policies and President Sarkozy's run-up to the 2011 elections.

27 September 2010 Burak Cop

Detentions in Belgium, Arrests in France

Detentions in Belgium, Arrests in France

Belgium Courts decided to prosecute Kongra-Gel leader Kartal together with PKK member Aydar and four other people in the context of the PKK operation in Belgium. In three French cities, employees of Roj TV and their family members were arrested.

11 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

TURKISH SEASON IN FRANCE

Medal of Honor for Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk

In the course of the "Turkish Season in France" photographer Güler and writer Pamuk are awarded the 'Vermeil Medal' in Paris. A retrospective exhitibition opens in honor of Ara Güler.

6 September 2009 Emine Özcan

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