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Heavy shadow of uncertainty in Turkey ahead of elections

Heavy shadow of uncertainty in Turkey ahead of elections Heavy shadow of uncertainty in Turkey ahead of elections

By Kostas Raptis Down but not out: Down but not out kid. He is at the present time, according to an analysis published in the American The National Interest by Sinan Djidi of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Tayyip Erdogan, ten months (at most) before the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. Uncertainty surrounds […]

German Press: The discovery of natural gas in Cyprus raises hopes

German Press: The discovery of natural gas in Cyprus raises hopes German Press: The discovery of natural gas in Cyprus raises hopes

The discovery of new natural gas deposits off Cyprus is being dealt with by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in today’s article. According to initial estimates, the Kronos offshore field holds 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas – “almost enough to supply Germany for a year,” the paper noted. “Can New Fields Help Address Europe’s Gas Shortage?” […]

Turkey: The ‘most wanted bride’ will not marry anyone

Turkey: The ‘most wanted bride’ will not marry anyone Turkey: The ‘most wanted bride’ will not marry anyone

The developments in the region and the geopolitical game of Ankara, which is still “playing” on different tables, are forming new data. Occupying Turkey is trying to become the most “wanted bride”, who holds many strings and will never… get married! It maintains open channels of communication with the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Brussels, develops partnerships […]

Erdogan wants natural gas and oil from Abdulhamit Khan

Erdogan wants natural gas and oil from Abdulhamit Khan Erdogan wants natural gas and oil from Abdulhamit Khan

What Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan expects from Abdulhamit Khan, whose drill has the ability to reach a depth of 12 thousand meters, is the extraction of natural gas and oil. And the Turkish President believes that with the will of Allah this will be accomplished. For Erdogan, the discovery of natural gas as well as oil […]

Erdogan will discuss Zaporizhia plant issue with Putin

Erdogan will discuss Zaporizhia plant issue with Putin Erdogan will discuss Zaporizhia plant issue with Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he would discuss the Zaporizhia nuclear plant issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a transcript of the interview cited by Reuters. Zelensky said Russia should remove all mines in the area, Erdogan said in an interview with reporters on […]

Ukraine: Antonio Guterres is in Lviv for the tripartite meeting with Zelensky and Erdogan

Ukraine: Antonio Guterres is in Lviv for the tripartite meeting with Zelensky and Erdogan Ukraine: Antonio Guterres is in Lviv for the tripartite meeting with Zelensky and Erdogan

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived today in the Ukrainian city of Lviv ahead of the tripartite meeting with the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey. Through Twitter, the United Nations announced the arrival of Guterres in Lviv, stating that the tripartite meeting with Zelensky and Erdogan is scheduled for 12 noon on Thursday. According to […]

Erdogan’s goal is to control the energy game

Erdogan’s goal is to control the energy game Erdogan’s goal is to control the energy game

A high-ranking figure in the Cypriot government admitted a few days ago that “the Turks do what they say,” wanting in this way to interpret Erdogan’s intentions on the eve of Abdulhamid Khan’s first mission to the Eastern Mediterranean. The fact that the fourth Turkish drilling rig stayed within the Turkish continental shelf and at […]

What are the messages from the ‘Abdulhamit Khan’ ship?

What are the messages from the ‘Abdulhamit Khan’ ship? What are the messages from the ‘Abdulhamit Khan’ ship?

By Kostas Raptis The spectacular staging of the departure of Turkey’s fourth, largest and most powerful floating drilling rig, named “Abdulhamit Khan”, from the port of Tasuçu, Mersina, was worthy of a Tayyip Erdogan: with an aerial inspection of the Turkish head of state and finally a helicopter visit. The first mission of “Abdulhamit Khan”, […]

Al. Diakopoulos: The Turkish drilling rig will probably move in the Cypriot EEZ – A repeat of 2020 is not excluded

Al. Diakopoulos: The Turkish drilling rig will probably move in the Cypriot EEZ – A repeat of 2020 is not excluded Al.  Diakopoulos: The Turkish drilling rig will probably move in the Cypriot EEZ – A repeat of 2020 is not excluded

The assessment that the Turkish drilling rig “Abdulhamit Khan” will move in the area of ​​the Cypriot EEZ was expressed by the former national security adviser, Alexis Diakopoulos. However, he did not rule out the possibility of a repeat of the events of the summer of 2020. “There are various scenarios, and perhaps the worst […]

Greek-Turkish: Ankara raises the tension again – Coolness and alliances, the doctrine of Athens

Greek-Turkish: Ankara raises the tension again – Coolness and alliances, the doctrine of Athens Greek-Turkish: Ankara raises the tension again – Coolness and alliances, the doctrine of Athens

By Niki Zorba This summer, Ankara is also trying to make the Eastern Mediterranean a “fireplace”, which, obviously squeezed by its internal – many and serious – issues, but also irritated by the brakes put on Turkish revisionism by Greece’s allies, is constantly raising the decibels of the challenges. The strongman of Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin, […]