GENERAL - Turkey wants more cooperation in Balkans, Mid East and Caucasus, Turkish FM says

The Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday that Turkey wanted to expand its regional cooperation areas in the Balkans, Middle East and Caucasus.

Speaking at a TV program broadcast by private channel CNN Türk, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Turkey had commitment to many regions due to its geographical position.  

GENERAL - Transatlantic survey shows Turks choosing to cooperate with Mideast

According to the 2010 Transatlantic Trends public opinion survey released yesterday by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), the percentage of Turks who said Turkey should act in closest cooperation with countries in the Middle East on international matters has doubled to 20 percent from 2009 figures. Furthermore, the majority of Turks were not concerned about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, in sharp contrast with the European Union and the United States respondents, who were concerned.