When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose to play hardball diplomatically for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, he and his top officials knew that many defense analysts, diplomats and think tankers would begin the analysis. After all, the Erdogan regime has long had an embellished sense of Turkey’s importance. “Let’s be clear, we have […]
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Central Bank of Turkey: Interest rates unchanged again – Pound again touches 18 against the dollar
The Interest Rate Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) kept it unchanged for another month, after its meeting on Thursday at noon. The key interest rate was kept at 14% for the seventh month in a row, after successive cuts last year sent the Turkish lira into crisis. However, the situation has not […]
The total partition of Cyprus is a ‘sustainable solution’ for Erdogan: The provocative message to Tatars
Achieving a just, permanent and sustainable “solution” in Cyprus will only be possible with a framework based on realities, the Turkish president said in his message on the 48th anniversary of the invasion, expressing full support for the vision of a solution that Ersin Tatar presented in Geneva last year “for the ratification of the […]
Provocative and irreverent Cavusoglu: ‘We never ask for permission’ before launching a military operation in Syria
Turkey “never asks permission” from anyone before launching a military operation in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned today, effectively responding to statements made by the Syrian foreign minister. “We may exchange ideas, but we have never asked and we will never ask for permission for our military operations against terrorism,” he said. During […]
Tweet Erdogan, Akar, Kalin on ‘Attila’: the invading soldiers are ‘heroes’ – the Cypriots are ‘slaughterers’
With a tweet, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the black anniversary of Attila, the day Turkish troops invaded and occupied the northern part of Cyprus under the false argument that the attack was aimed at bringing peace to the island. In his post, the Turkish president calls the invading soldiers heroes and asks for […]
Putin’s trip to Iran and the decline of Russian influence in the Middle East
By Bobby Ghosh It’s not hard to guess why Vladimir Putin’s trip to Tehran was announced just as Joe Biden was arriving in Jerusalem and Jeddah. The Russian president is likely nostalgic for the time when the occupants of the White House and the Kremlin were treated as equals across the Middle East and North […]
German press: Europe in the grip of fires and heat
Europe in the grip of fires and heat. What came out of the tripartite in Tehran. Refugee charter flights all inclusive in the pages of the German press. Fires, fiery days, tropical nights. The German press captures indescribable images of a summer in Europe in a state of emergency due to extreme climate conditions. “Warning […]
Erdogan’s threat to Biden about the F-16s: ‘Mid-term elections are coming’ – Non-binding condition for Greece
A question concerning the United States and the sale of F-16 fighters was received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from invited journalists on the return plane from Tehran, where he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as well as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Erdogan simply chose to […]
Putin’s disappointment: Erdogan ‘took his blood back’ and left him waiting
Vladimir Putin has gone viral after appearing in a 58-second video, alone, waiting for his Turkish counterpart in Tehran. The Russian president appeared to have lost his cool after entering a meeting room to find it empty except for the media. He then stood awkwardly in front of reporters, waiting for Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
‘Bell’ from Socete Generale for Turkey: The Turkish lira will reach 22 against the dollar
The Turkish lira is expected to be among the emerging market currencies hardest hit by the global economic downturn, a report by Societe Generale says. In the short term, the pound and the currencies of other developing countries face fresh problems, according to a report by Societe Generale strategists. The French bank said the Turkish […]
