One hundred French MPs denounced Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “war policy” against the Kurds of northern Syria, in an article published yesterday, Saturday. “As Vladimir Putin’s Russia multiplies war crimes in Ukraine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the shadow of global emotion, plans to launch another bloody attack against the Kurds of northern Syria,” the […]
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N. Dendias: Greece is doing what it should and is reacting calmly, within the framework of International Law
Greece reacts calmly and stays within the framework of International and European Law, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias makes clear regarding Turkey’s aggressive statements. In an interview with the “Action24 Press” newspaper, when asked about Erdoğan’s aggressive statements against Greece and personally to Mr. Mitsotakis, he characteristically emphasizes that the country does what it has to […]
Turkey: Accelerating inflation erodes minimum wage increase
Accelerating inflation in Turkey has pushed the poverty line to four times the minimum wage, according to a report by one of the country’s largest labor organizations, cited by Bloomberg. Food inflation rose 7 percent in July from the previous month, raising the poverty line for a family of four to 22,280 pounds ($1,243) a […]
German Press: ‘The Gray Wolves keep an eye on the Aegean’
The German television network hosts a detailed article on Erdogan’s ambitious diplomatic agenda on its website ZDFwhich also refers to the claims against Greece: “Every so often Turkish fighter jets penetrate Greek airspace. Turkey openly threatens the Greeks with violence if Athens does not withdraw its troops from Greek islands in the Aegean opposite the […]
Turkey: Fire in Marmaris near a hotel
Firefighters were today trying to extinguish a fire that broke out near residential areas in southwestern Turkey, using ground and aerial means, the local forestry authority said. The regional forestry authority of Mugla province said the fires, spread by strong winds and temperatures hovering near 40 degrees Celsius, are threatening a hotel and residential areas […]
Tselik attack against K. Mitsotakis for Kastellorizo and ‘targeting’ Erdogan
The representative of the ruling AKP party, Omer Celik, launched a personal attack against Kyriakos Mitsotaxis, on the occasion of his reference to neo-Ottoman perceptions of Ankara in the interview that the Greek prime minister gave to CNN yesterday. Mr Celik argued that Mr Mitsotakis “targeted” Erdogan and added that “Mitsotakis’ statement that Turkey is […]
USD/TRY Hits a New 2022 High Near 18.00… Over and Over
USD/TRY is trading near 18.00. The lira depreciates to levels last seen in December 2021. Türkiye’s trade deficit narrowed to 8.17B TL in June. Additional selling pressure around the Turkish lira encourages the USD/TRY to approach 18.00 on Friday, registering at the same time new highs of the cycle. USD/TRY is now focused on inflation […]
Bloomberg: Russia sends billions of dollars to Turkey for nuclear plant
A Russian state-owned company is transferring money to a subsidiary building a $20 billion nuclear power plant off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, allaying concerns that the project could be delayed by sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Rosatom Corp. sent about $5 billion last week to the Turkey-based manufacturing company, officially known as Akkuyu […]
Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 143% in the first half of 2022 to $51.4 billion
Turkey’s trade deficit nearly tripled in June year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in the international cost of energy resources. Turkey’s trade deficit thus reached $8.2 billion, close to analysts’ estimates in a Bloomberg survey. In the January-June half, the deficit reached $51.4 billion, up 143% year-on-year, according to data released by TurkStat on Friday. […]
Turkish analyst: Greece is arming itself against Turkey – Better spend the money on refugees
Analysis once again in Turkish media and specifically in Habertürk deals with Greece and its equipment. In particular, in the panel of the evening news show, the discussion revolved around the new M-1117 armored vehicles donated by the USA to Greece. The guest of the show, Ozgiur Tor, a professor at the University of Aydin, […]
