In the 61st round of talks held after five years, the delegations of Turkey and Greece discussed the recent developments, possible steps and current situation.

Turkey and Greece begin a new round of exploratory talks to address issues related to the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean after five years. Taking place in İstanbul, the talks are expected to resume all day.

The ship was anchored off Gabon as efforts to rescue the hostage crew members continue

Approving the resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, notably the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience, MEPs call on the country to follow the ECtHR orders to immediately release Demirtaş without any conditions.

“We ask Turkey to follow the ECtHR orders to immediately release Demirtaş and Kavala, as well as all other political prisoners, including Cihan Erdal,” says Lagodinsky, the Chair of the EU-Turkey delegation of the European Parliament.

After meeting senior Iraqi and KRG officials, Minister Akar has said they have agreed on many issues, including "removing the PKK from Shingal."

The US will look at whether more sanctions against Turkey are needed, Blinken said one day before Biden's inauguration.

Çavuşoğlu has said that visa liberalization for Turkey may be achieved in the near future.

Linguist and historian Noam Chomsky: “It may be different from Trump. But one should not expect too much. I do not think that Biden will be as brutal as Trump. I do not think that he would approve of the killing of Kurds like Trump.”

Amid protests against the appointment of Bulu as the new president of Boğaziçi, 2,314 academics from 52 countries have signed a joint statement: “We stand with Boğaziçi University students and faculty in their struggle for academic freedom and autonomy.”

"Just as our country's nearly 60-year membership process is a strategic choice for us, the EU's acceptance of our country to full membership will also be an ontological choice for the future of the union," the president has told EU ambassadors.

“We call on all parties in the U.S. to maintain restraint and prudence. We believe the U.S. will overcome this internal political crisis in a mature manner,” reads Turkey’s Foreign Ministry statement regarding the recent developments in the country.

2020 has been a turbulent year for Turkey in terms of foreign affairs. The problems of the past year will persist in 2021 as well. Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean and Libya as well as the continued arrest of Kavala and Demirtaş will also be on the agenda.

Minister Çavuşoğlu has spoken to journalists at a year-end meeting in Ankara.

The troops will start their duty once the construction of the monitoring center is completed, the minister of defense has said.

A 72-year-old man who came from Colombia couldn't evade the airport security.

The country has issued a new Navtex, announcing that it will resume operations after bringing Oruç Reis vessel to port ahead of the EU leaders' summit.

Greece has demanded the EU to take tougher measures against Turkey because of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis.

Reviewing the EU-Turkey relations in 2020, The EU foreign policy chief has said that he is concerned but hopeful about the future.

"The factor of predictability is very important as it helps you understand who you are dealing with," says Putin.