By Dimitris Gatsiou Athens is determined not to leave any challenge unanswered by the Turkish leadership. Having completed a long cycle of diplomatic counterattack, as he erased his trajectory by informing partners and allies in the European Union and NATO, the Greek capital proceeded to internationalize the unprecedented move of Devlet Bakhceli, to receive from […]
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Zelensky and Erdogan discussed grain exports and blockade of Ukrainian ports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he had talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan about the need to lift the blockade of Ukrainian ports and resume grain exports. “We appreciate the (Turkish) support. We discussed the importance of lifting the blockade of (Ukrainian) ports and continuing to export grain,” the Ukrainian president said […]
Black Sea navigation and grain exports at the center of Putin-Erdogan talks
The presidents of Turkey and Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, discussed today the establishment of “safe corridors” in the Black Sea for grain exports as well as the latest developments in northern Syria, as reported by Russian news agencies and Turkey’s Anadolu. The phone call between the two leaders comes at a time […]
K. Mitsotakis calls on Erdogan to take a stand on the Bakhtseli challenge
The prime minister comments on the unprecedented challenge of Devlet Bakhtseli, who received from the Gray Wolves a map that shows half of the Aegean and Crete as belonging to the neighbor, adding another piece to the mosaic of détente on the part of Ankara. Mr. Mitsotakis calls on Mr. Erdogan to take a clear […]
Cyprus: Ankara wants dialogue for ‘two states’
Through a climate of tension followed by Turkey in the whole range of issues with Cyprus and Greece, Ankara is in a hurry to formulate the basis of the solution it wants in the Cyprus issue. The newest mandates that have left Ankara with the Turkish Cypriot leadership as well as the international community are […]
There is no end to Turkey’s challenges – The Bahtceli ‘map’ and Athens’ harsh response
By Dimitris Gatsiou With calmness and determination, Athens responds to Ankara’s new revisionist delirium, having completed a long cycle of diplomatic information of partners and allies in the European Union and NATO about the challenges of its neighbor. After the extreme statements of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the baton, in the last two twenty-four hours, passed […]
FT Article: NATO should be ready to suspend Turkey’s membership in the Alliance
Mark Wallace and Madeleine Joelson present another perspective on dealing with the blackmail of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an article hosted by the Financial Times. The two columnists, who are members of the NGO Turkish Democracy Project, refute the argument of the well-known British journalist Gideon Rachman “about the need for NATO to […]
Harsh criticism from Le Point on Erdogan: ‘He is our enemy from within’
In an article in the French magazine Le Point, he criticizes the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and what he seeks in the background of the 2023 elections, characterizing him as a “psychotic Sultan”. “If you’ve enjoyed the months-long performance of Vladimir Putin, a war criminal and criminal by trade, who dreams of reconstituting […]
Ankara’s game with NATO, Finland and Sweden – What does Erdogan really want?
By Melik Kaylan Everyone is wondering what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has in mind. He initially blocks Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, then lifts his veto, having apparently won concessions on Kurdish terrorism. Or at least it seems so. Erdogan himself who defied Russia by selling destructive drones to Ukraine. Is he friendly with […]
M. Schinas: Europe’s position will depend on the answer that Erdogan will give about the future of Turkey and his own
“As a consequence of the war and not only, the ingredients of a perfect storm are accumulating. And indeed in areas that we Europeans had forgotten. Generations of Europeans had forgotten what inflation meant, they had forgotten what high energy prices meant,” pointed out the vice-president of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas , speaking on […]
