LAST UPDATE: 09.56 Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed today from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced. So far a total of ten ships have left Ukraine since last week, when the first ship set sail following an agreement with Russia to resume grain exports. The UN and […]
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Delirium in Turkey over Pserimos: They ‘see’ the island within Turkish territorial waters
The launch of the opening after 13 years of the school in Pserimos is seen as a “challenge” by a Turkish newspaper that reports that “Greece had gathered troops in Pserimos despite the Treaty of Lausanne”. Yesterday’s report by the Kemalist nationalist line Sozcu newspaper maintains a “belligerent climate” a month after reports and reports […]
Abdul Hamid Khan ready for the ‘Blue Homeland’ – Sabah: The most powerful ship in the energy fleet
Ready to set sail is the Turkish drilling rig Abdulhamid Khan, which intends to move within a framework defined by a “Blue Homeland” map. The sailing in the presence of Erdogan on August 9. Nicosia is watching and waiting to see in which direction the ship will move. Abdulhamid Khan was prepared to carry out […]
Erdoğan aide: The war in Ukraine will not end if Russia is ignored
A top aide to Turkey’s president said today that the international community cannot end the war in Ukraine if it ignores Moscow, as Tayyip Erdogan heads to Russia today to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin. The meeting between the two presidents, less than three weeks after they held talks in Tehran, comes after Turkey helped […]
‘Jump’ for Turkish foreign exchange reserves after the influx of Russian funds
Turkey’s official reserves rose by the most since February, after Russia’s Rosatom injected cash into a Turkish subsidiary. Turkey’s total gross reserves increased by about $3 billion through last week, with gold accounting for $1.6 billion of the increase and foreign exchange the rest. Gross foreign exchange reserves stood at $61.1 billion and gold at […]
What is at stake in the Putin-Erdogan meeting?
By Kostas Raptis Today’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi is the two men’s second in three weeks, following a tripartite summit of the “Astana Process” countries in Tehran. In the interim, the finalization of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain (with four ships having […]
Today Putin’s tete-a-tete with Erdogan in Sochi – What’s on the agenda
The war in Ukraine and possibly the start of another one in Syria will dominate the new meeting that will be held today in Sochi by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his counterpart of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Three weeks after their meeting in Tehran, the Turkish head of state will meet again […]
Turkey: The fire at the Hellenic Hospital in Valukli, Istanbul, was brought under control
LAST UPDATE: 17:40 Around 2:20 p.m., the fire that broke out at noon at the Greek hospital “Valouklis” in Istanbul was brought under control, however, after it destroyed the roof of the historic building, KYPE reports. Ground firefighting forces and a firefighting helicopter attempted to extinguish it. According to images broadcast on television, the fire […]
Foreign Ministry’s response to Turkey’s new challenge: Willfully falsifying the truth about the Muslim Minority in Thrace
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a response to the new Turkish challenges regarding the “Turkish minority” in Thrace, stressing that the new law on the modernization of Mufties was drawn up after a long consultation with representatives of the Minority, it creates a modern and integrated institutional framework for Mufties and Muftis in […]
Foreign Minister for Turkey’s new challenge: Willfully falsifying the truth about the Muslim minority in Thrace
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a response to the new Turkish challenges regarding the “Turkish minority” in Thrace, stressing that the new law on the modernization of Mufties was drawn up after a long consultation with representatives of the Minority, it creates a modern and integrated institutional framework for Mufties and Muftis in […]
