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Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Pashinyan's election win shows Armenian voters want peace with Turkey'

'Pashinyan's election win shows Armenian voters want peace with Turkey'

Despite the military defeat in Karabakh, Armenian voters chose to re-elect Pashinyan in a decision that journalist Vartan Estukyan described as a clear vote for peace and rapproachment with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

11 June 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Armenia is looking for ways to breathe'

MASİS KÜRKÇÜGİL ON TURKEY-ARMENIA RAPPROACHMENT

'Armenia is looking for ways to breathe'

"Armenia holds no trump card for either regional or international policy. Consequently, rather than pursuing a balancing act, it is seeking ways to breathe. The cost of Russian influence has been heavy," says Kürkçügil.

16 May 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey, Armenia set to resume direct trade

Turkey, Armenia set to resume direct trade

Work regarding the opening of the shared land border is still underway, said the foreign ministry spokesperson.

Turkey-Armenia border nearly ready to open, officials say

Turkey-Armenia border nearly ready to open, officials say

Officials from both Ankara and Yerevan welcome the progress made in normalization efforts initiated in 2022.

Third meeting held by special representatives for normalization process

TURKEY-ARMENIA RELATIONS

Third meeting held by special representatives for normalization process

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has released a written statement regarding the third meeting of the special representatives for the normalization process between Turkey and Armeni̇a.

HDP's Paylan welcomes meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey, Armenia

HDP's Paylan welcomes meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey, Armenia

Peoples’ Democratic Party Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has expressed support in a social media message after Turkey’s Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu and his counterpart Mirzoyan from Armeni̇a met in Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Turkey-Armeni̇a relations: Is normalization near?

Turkey-Armeni̇a relations: Is normalization near?

Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has talked about normalization with Armeni̇a, in a first after a long time.

29 September 2021

When will Turkey-Armeni̇a border be opened?

HDP MP PAYLAN ASKS

When will Turkey-Armeni̇a border be opened?

Bringing the calls of Armeni̇a’s PM Pashinyan for normalization with Turkey to the Parliamentary agenda, HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has asked Vice President Fuat Oktay when diplomation relations will begin with Armeni̇a.

10 September 2021

Armeni̇a applies to ECtHR against Turkey

Armeni̇a applies to ECtHR against Turkey

Armeni̇a has filed an inter-state case against Turkey, complaining that “Turkey provided assistance to the Azerbaijani armed forces during the conflict” in Nagorno-Karabakh in September-November 2020.

Erdoğan: Turkey could open its borders with Armenia

JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ALIYEV

Erdoğan: Turkey could open its borders with Armenia

Signing a number of agreements in the fields of transportation, communication and visa exemption, Turkey’s President Erdoğan and Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev held a joint press conference in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan.

11 December 2020

PM of Armenia accuses Turkey of aiming 'to continue the genocide’

PM of Armenia accuses Turkey of aiming 'to continue the genocide’

Making a statement on his Twitter account amid clashes with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, has accused Turkey of “continuing a genocidal policy as a pragmatic task.”

'Armenian Threat to Nullify Diplomatic Protocols Not a Surprise', Says RSC President Giragosian

RSC PRESIDENT RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN

'Armenian Threat to Nullify Diplomatic Protocols Not a Surprise', Says RSC President Giragosian

Richard Giragosian, the President of the Regional Studies Center located in Yerevan, Armenia, has talked to bianet about the nullification of the political protocols between Turkey and Armenia.

28 December 2017 Pınar Tarcan

Armenian FM: We Will Declare Protocol Signed with Turkey Null and Void

Armenian FM: We Will Declare Protocol Signed with Turkey Null and Void

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has announced that the “Protocol Concerning Forming Diplomatic Relations Between Turkey and Armenia” will be declared null and void by Yerevan as of spring in 2018.

13 December 2017

Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament

Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament

Following Armenia’s withdrawal from normalization protocols signed in 2009, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry made a statement, saying that Armenia’s decision was “unfortunate”.

17 February 2015