Turkey Breaks off High-Level Talks With Greece

Turkish President Erdogan addresses members of AKP during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara  

Reuters: Turkey's Erdogan halts talks with Greece as tensions flare again 

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey was halting talks with Greece, partly over a dispute with the Greek prime minister and what Ankara calls airspace violations, marking the latest reversal in the neighbours' long-testy relationship. 

Last year, after a five-year hiatus, the two NATO members resumed talks to address their differences in the Mediterranean Sea and other bilateral issues. 

The talks have made little progress and the countries have frequently traded barbs.  

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Turkey Breaks off High-Level Talks With Greece  

Turkey Breaks off High-Level Talks With Greece as Rift Grows -- AP  

Erdogan halts Turkey-Greece talks as rift widens -- Al Jazeera  

Erdogan says Turkey will no longer hold bilateral talks with Greece -- Kathimerini  

Turkey ends joint mechanism with Greece over hostile stance -- Daily Sabah