Turkey’s citizenship-by-investment scheme has been fueled by a wave of Russians who fled their country after the invasion of Ukraine and are looking for ways to build new businesses and lives. Ankara’s campaign to offer citizenship to investors has become very popular with people from the Middle East since it began in 2018. But Russia’s […]
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Erdogan: 55 kilometers from the Turkish coast of Antalya the drilling rig Abdulhamit Khan
Turkey’s fourth drilling ship sailed today from the port of Tasuçu in Mersina. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the “Abdulhamit Khan” will operate at a distance of 55 kilometers from the Turkish coast of Antalya, in an area that is outside the waters claimed by Cyprus. “We will send the Abdulhamit Khan vessel […]
Akar: Negotiations next week in the US on the F-16 purchase
A Turkish delegation will travel next Monday to the US for new negotiations regarding the purchase of F-16 fighter jets, the Turkish Defense Minister announced today. “Talks on the acquisition of F-16s are continuing. (…) We have a meeting on August 15: we have been invited to the United States,” Hulusi Akar said during a […]
Akar’s threat to Kastellorizo: ‘If God wills, we may come’
Hulusi Akar launched new threats shortly before Abdul Hamid Khan’s departure to the Mediterranean for drilling, according to the website skai.gr. The Minister of Defense of Turkey, in an ironic and undiplomatic way, targeted Kastelorizo again. Speaking at the conference of Turkish ambassadors taking place in Ankara, he referred to the distance of Kastellorizos from […]
Turkey: Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant blamed for coronavirus outbreak
Experts attribute the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Turkey to Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant. Tayar Shasmaz, a professor of public health at Mersin University’s medical school, told New China that cases rose sharply in June because of this sub-variant, which spreads faster and infects faster, even outdoors. BA.5, which the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Abdulhamid Khan: In the Eastern Mediterranean today the Turkish drilling rig
In the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish drilling vessel “Abdulhamid Khan” is expected to sail today, a move that Ankara has long announced, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared a party to announce the departure of the drilling vessel. Speaking yesterday at the 13th Diplomacy Conference, the Turkish president officially announced that Abdul Hamid Khan […]
Abdulhamid Khan: In the Eastern Mediterranean today the Turkish drilling rig with Fiesta Erdogan – Where it is expected to sail
In the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish drilling vessel “Abdulhamid Khan” is expected to sail today, a move that Ankara has long announced, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared a party to announce the departure of the drilling vessel. Speaking yesterday at the 13th Diplomacy Conference, the Turkish president officially announced that Abdul Hamid Khan […]
Erdogan: The double-headed eagle is a symbol of the Seljuks – The ‘Abdulhamit’ drilling rig is sailing away tomorrow
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that due to Turkey’s geographical position, it cannot turn its back on either the East or the West. Expressing the belief that they should maintain strong relations with the East and the West at the same time, “like the double-headed eagle, which is the symbol of the Great Seljuk […]
Russian analyst: Putin holds the keys to Erdogan’s re-election
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued political and financial support is essential for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to win next year’s election, a top Russian analyst said on Monday, reflecting on a meeting between them in Sochi, Russia that has raised alarm in capitals of the West. Erdogan is struggling with economic instability in his […]
Tsavousoglou: ‘Athens and Nicosia tried to send ships to our continental shelf 9 times’
A new attack against Greece was launched by the head of Turkish diplomacy, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who claimed that Ankara wants in the Aegean “a stable peace and solving the problems in peaceful ways, but we see that there is no political will in Greece”. According to ERT, at the beginning of the Diplomacy Conference, Mr. […]
