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On May 21, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and his Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal met with the top leadership of Turkey in the capital city of Ankara.

A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.

The Islamist-rooted ruling AK party says the law will protect the population, particularly young people, from the harmful effects of alcohol.

Turkey, Serbia and BiH are building on political and economic relations to expand peace, stability and co-operation in the Balkans.

Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad 's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month.

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy is set to pay on Wednesday an official visit in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Anadolu Agency reported.

Protesters in a Turkish border town hit by a twin car-bombing a week ago clashed with police Saturday, as they voiced anger over the government's response to the attack.

A terror attack in Reyhanl? city of Hatay province is an attempt to destabilize the situation in Turkey, as well as to create hostility between Turkish citizens and refugees from Syria, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish President Abdullah Gul as saying on Thursday.

Up until two days before Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's departure for the U.S. to meet with President Barack Obama on May 16, it was not 100 percent clear whether Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y ld z would be in the official delegation for the visit.

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul criticized the world's response to the Syria conflict on Thursday, May 16, as limited to "rhetoric", saying his country had received little help in coping with a huge influx of Syrian refugees.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych presented his condolences to President of Turkey Abdullah Gul over the deadly terrorist attacks on May 11.

Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil called on Turkish businessmen to invest in the Suez Canal, one of the world's the most important waterways, as the Egyptian government wants to turn the canal into a "development corridor" by establishing industrial zones on the left and right banks of the canal Hurriyetdailynews reported.

FM refutes allegations of cooperation, says won't discuss Syria with J'lem, or accept Israeli input in affairs of Muslim countries.

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Sunday expressed his condolences to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul over the death and injury of people in terrorist attacks.

Islamabad, May 12: Leaders of many countries Sunday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on his party's victory in the general elections in Pakistan.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul pointed out the importance of having nuclear energy for Turkey and said that first chapter to be opened by EU was the energy chapter.

The Portuguese president yesterday voiced his support for Turkey's EU membership bid and praised bilateral relations during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul Hurriyetdailynews reported.

Turkish dailies covered the neo-Nazi trial, a long-awaited trial into the suspected neo-Nazi murders of ten people including eight Turks between 2000 and 2007, in the German city of Munich.

While negotiating teams discuss ways to bring the two countries back together again, a veteran Turkish diplomat is contending that it is essential for Ankara to renew its ties with Israel, saying the move will help bring peace to the entire region.