An unexpected development from Turkey. Inflation may have soared to unimaginable heights, but at the same time the Istanbul Stock Exchange is experiencing an unprecedented boom, with the BIST-100 index up 31% since the beginning of the year. How is this explained? THE Süddeutsche Zeitung points out: “With a closer look we see that Turkey […]
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The German ambassador condemns the Bahtceli map
The German ambassador in Athens, Ernst Reichel, is in favor of Greece, on the occasion of the provocative map that the youth of the Gray Wolves presented to Erdogan’s government partner, Devlet Bahtceli. Mr. Reichel shared yesterday’s post by Mr. Mitsotakis, in which the Greek Prime Minister called on Tayyip Erdogan to take a position […]
Turkish Media: ‘Bakhceli’s map woke up Athens’
The Turkish media are disturbed by the US-Greece Poseidon’s Rage 22 exercise, while the opposition press highlights Mitsotakis’ reaction to Bakhtseli, who was presented with a map showing half of the Aegean and Crete as belonging to Turkey. Regarding the joint exercise, the Turkish media speak of a step by the US that threatens Turkey […]
Why K. Mitsotakis… threw down the gauntlet to Erdogan
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 […]
Nicosia ‘dusts off’ the information about the annexation of the occupied territories
Turkish movements have been under close observation lately, with Nicosia thoroughly investigating the information about the intention to announce the annexation of the occupied territories. The information so far, as reported by government sources in Nicosia, does not confirm the rumors that have been circulating lately. Publications also that speak of Erdoğan’s July 19 trip […]
Turkish analyst: 3/4 of Crete belongs to Turkey
The propaganda about Greek islands that supposedly belong to Turkey continues in the neighbor, with the country’s media supporting and presenting similar positions. As reported by SKAI, after Devlet Bakhtseli presented a map with half of the Aegean and Crete belonging to Turkey, the Turkish network TR Haber claimed that 3/4 of Crete belongs to […]
Agreement at the UN to extend by 6 months the mechanism for granting humanitarian aid to Syria through Turkey
An agreement was reached yesterday Monday between the 15 member states of the UN Security Council in order to extend for six months the mechanism for granting humanitarian aid to the Idlib province of Syria through Turkey, as sought by Russia, while the West wanted the extension to reach one time. Typically, this system was […]
New letter to US Congressmen against F-16 sale to Turkey by Greek and Jewish organizations
Greek and Jewish organizations in the US are trying to build broader support for the amendment filed by Rep. Chris Papas to the defense budget bill regarding the F-16s. In a joint letter sent to the full House of Representatives, the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) are asking American […]
Commission representative: Turkey urgently needs to make steady and lasting progress in respect of fundamental rights
“As a former member of the Council of Europe, Turkey urgently needs to make steady and lasting progress in respect of fundamental rights,” emphasizes the European Commission’s representative, Nabila Masraly, following the announcement of the European Court of Human Rights on the Kavala case. In particular, Ms. Masrali states that the European Court of Human […]
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 […]
