The second trip of the new Turkish drilling rig, Abdulhamit Khan, will, according to information, be in the Cypriot EEZ, specifically at the border of sea blocks 6 and 7 in their northern part. The information leads Ankara to have data, according to which there are natural gas deposits in this area. The same information […]
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New Turkish marine investigations: Exaggeration in words, restraint in action
By Kostas Raptis On the one hand, the rhetorical lionizations. And on the other hand, a more cautious tactic, which for the time being prevents tensions, with the eye, however, always focused on securing Ankara’s revisionist views. The departure on Tuesday of Turkey’s fourth, largest and most powerful floating drilling rig, named “Abdulhamit Khan”, from […]
N. Hardalias: We are not going to fall into a trap of pre-planned escalation of tension with Turkey
“We are not going to fall into any trap of a pre-planned escalation of tension, but with absolute sobriety and calmness we are following the developments with particular attention and remain on constant vigilance”, pointed out the Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikos Hardalias in an interview with the newspaper “REAL NEWS” , on the […]
Moody’s: Further downgrade to junk for Turkish economy due to balance of payments
Turkey’s rating was further downgraded to “junk” by Moody’s Investors Service as risks to the balance of payments increase and authorities struggle to stabilize the lira and restore foreign reserves. As Bloomberg reports, the country was downgraded to B3 from B2 on Friday by Moody’s, which also changed the outlook to stable from negative. The […]
Sweden: First extradition of ‘suspect’ to Turkey
The Swedish government has announced the first extradition of a suspect to Turkey, arguing that it has nothing to do with the country’s NATO membership and Ankara’s demands. The man to be extradited to Turkey is 35 years old and, as it became known in Stockholm, he had been sentenced to prison terms in Turkey […]
Turkey: The Constitutional Court rejects the opposition’s request to release a Kurdish woman
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejected today the request for the release of a Kurdish woman from the opposition who suffers from dementia, according to the decision obtained by Agence France-Presse. The Court refused to release or postpone the execution of the sentence of Aysel Tughluq, former vice-president of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who has been […]
Akar’s new attack on Greece: ‘It must learn from history and not seek new adventures’
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar launched a new attack against Greece, with historical spikes, on Friday. Speaking on a special TV news program titled “Anatolia Asks”, the retired Turkish general, when asked if there was a problem with Greece, said that despite Turkey’s call for dialogue, some politicians, especially in Greece, “continued to they increase […]
M. Cavusoglu: The Greeks do not meet us and lobby against us
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu blamed Greece for not agreeing to discuss with Turkey and for running a smear campaign against his country, citing the need to take “confidence-building steps”. In particular, as reported by SKAI, M. Cavusoglu stated that neither the Greek Minister of Defense “nor other relevant parties” have yet visited Turkey for […]
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 […]
Sweden extradites fraud suspect to Turkey after NATO deal
Sweden’s government said today it has decided to extradite a man wanted for fraud to Turkey, the first such case since Turkey demanded the extradition of some people in exchange for allowing Stockholm to formally apply for NATO membership. NATO member Turkey in June lifted its veto on requests by Finland and Sweden to join […]
