Looks like PRISM scandal also affects Turkey…

US spies ?bugged? Turkish mission: Report The U.S. intelligence agencies have spied on embassies and missions of many other countries including Turkey, according to the latest US NSA documents leaked by Snowden Turkey to ‘react’ if US spy claims true Turkey would seek an explanation from the United States if the claims of spying on … Read more

Foreign policy roundup: Turkey harsher and harsher towards Assad, Gaza and Syria top Erdoğan?s agenda for US visit…

Turkey: What’s the Way Forward for Ankara’s Syria Policy? from Yahoo news Like most other countries, Turkey has no desire to see the current Syrian regime stay in power but also has little appetite for intervening militarily in Syria. At the same time, like many of its neighbors, Ankara is finding itself dealing with a … Read more

Energy chapter in Turkey’s EU accession negotiations to be opened… a FP roundup…

EU Commission call to open new chapter from Hurriyet Daily News European Commissioner Stefan Füle called for the opening of the energy chapter in Turkey?s EU accession negotiations.   Turkey?s reform steps praised by EU diplomat from Hurriyet Daily News The top European Union diplomat based in Turkey praises Ankara for its performance this year. … Read more