The Turkish coastguard has saved thousands of lives of irregular migrants who were illegally pushed back by the Greek authorities, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Monday. “Thanks to the efforts of our coast guard, we have prevented deaths in the Aegean. In the past two years, we have saved the lives of 41,000 […]
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Syria shift: Erdogan finally confirms rumors and angers jihadists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came after the usual “rabbits” to confirm the rumours, as he called for better ties with Syria, at a time when Ankara appears to be changing its attitude towards the government of Bashar al-Assad. “We must make progress with Syria. With these steps we will spoil many games in the […]
The cash inflows allowed Erdogan to calm down over the summer
A windfall of foreign capital flowing into Turkey and increased interest in the government deposit scheme triggered by Christmas 2021 have brought a temporary relief to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with less than a year to go before Turkey’s most crucial election in decades . Erdogan’s program centered on monetary stimulus, exports and economic […]
Erdogan wants natural gas and oil from Abdulhamit Khan
What Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 […]
CNN Turk: Putin tells Erdogan he’s not opposed to meeting Zelensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, in their meeting in Sochi on September 5, that he is open to the possibility of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, writes CNN Turk citing Russian sources. And according to the publication, Moscow has changed its attitude in relation to a possible meeting between […]
Zelensky, Erdogan, Guterres in Lviv
International eyes are on Lviv, Ukraine and Ukrainian President Zelensky’s tripartite meeting with Turkish President Erdogan and UN Secretary General Guterres. Tayyip Erdogan left today on the presidential plane for Lviv, Ukraine, where he will have a tripartite meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The first concern of Guterres […]
Turkish Ministry of Energy: ‘Abdulhamit’ started the first drilling
The Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, in a post on Twitter, referred to the new Abdulhamit drilling rig and the work it is carrying out. “With the sweat of our engineers and the prayers of our nation, our ship will be lucky and its drilling will be fruitful,” wrote Fatih Donmez […]
Smuggling and funds abroad: The inflow of money of ‘unknown origin’ in Turkey is at a record
Inflows of $17.5 billion from undisclosed sources covered more than half of Turkey’s current account deficit in the first half of the year — and the figure could reach a record level in the coming months, underscoring how dire the need has become of the country for foreign investment. Turkey’s current account gap widened to […]
Spiegel: Erdogan is behaving like a double agent
The magazine DER SPIEGEL refers to Turkey, points out the country’s special geostrategic position and claims that “President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took advantage of this position in terms of foreign policy, according to what the Greek edition of Deutsche Welle broadcasts. This was clearly seen in the grain agreement concluded three weeks ago by Russia […]
New spikes Erdogan: Greece was disturbed by Abdulhamid Khan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues his strategy of tension, this time on the occasion of the floating Turkish drilling rig. The Turkish president, speaking today at the ceremony for the inauguration of 34 hydroelectric plants, referred to the new drilling rig he sent to the Mediterranean, Abdul Hamid Khan. “What did we do yesterday, the day […]