By Dimitris Gatsiou Ankara is adding new episodes to its… mosaic of challenges, whether it is related to the Aegean and the violations of the national airspace, or to the instrumentalization of the refugee-immigrant issue. The Greek authorities are in… a state of alert, especially since the leadership of its neighbor decided to use, once […]
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Turkey: Central Bank cuts interest rate by 100 basis points to 13%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBTR) lowered its benchmark interest rate, the one-week repo rate, by 100 basis points to 13% from 14%. This generated a sharp drop in the lira. USD/TRY jumped to 18.15 before smoothing up to 18.05. “The deflation process is expected to begin“, stated the CBTR. The central […]
Turkey: Interest rates suddenly cut despite record 80% inflation
Turkey’s central bank surprised markets by cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points, despite inflation running rampant in the country at close to 80%. In particular, Turkey’s central bank’s benchmark interest rate, which had been at 14% for the past seven months, fell to 13%, following a completely opposite path to that followed […]
Turkey calls on Sweden to extradite ‘terrorists’
Sweden must extradite “terrorists” if it wants to join NATO, the Turkish justice minister said, following what Ankara described as the disappointing first extradition to Turkey of a Turk convicted of common criminal law offences. “If they think they will be able to make Turkey believe that they have kept their promises by extraditing common […]
Yeni Şafak targets Greek shipowners: ‘Everything for free for Athens’
The fact that the fleet of Greek shipowners has increased since the beginning of the year is highlighted on today’s front page by the Turkish fanatically pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak. Yeni Şafak’s front page headlined “All free for Athens” With the propaganda headline “Everything is free for Athens: Greece bought 183 ships for Russian oil”, […]
Leaders of Athens against Ankara for the instrumentalization of the refugee-immigrant – The reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Dimitris Gatsiou Mydros of Athens against Ankara on the refugee-immigrant issue. The Greek capital abandons, among other things, the neighbor for trying to create a border issue, on the occasion of the incident with the 38 migrants in the Evros, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs positioning itself, through a strict announcement, for the […]
Leaders of Athens against Ankara for instrumentalizing the refugee-immigrant issue – The reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Dimitris Gatsiou Mydros of Athens against Ankara on the refugee-immigrant issue. The Greek capital abandons, among other things, the neighbor for trying to create a border issue, on the occasion of the incident with the 38 migrants in the Evros, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs positioning itself, through a strict announcement, for the […]
Mydros of Athens against Ankara for using the refugee as a tool – The reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
By Dimitris Gatsiou Mydros of Athens against Ankara on the refugee-immigrant issue. The Greek capital abandons, among other things, the neighbor for trying to create a border issue, on the occasion of the incident with the 38 migrants in the Evros, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs positioning itself, through a strict announcement, for the […]
Supply of new Russian S-400 missiles from Turkey?
The information about whether Turkey will also purchase new S-400 missiles from Moscow is contradictory. Erdogan wants new operation in Syria but does not have the green light. “Nothing new, the process continues as it was signed on the first day,” the Turkish Presidential Defense Service responded to the Russian news agency’s report about the […]
State Department Responds to Reports of Ankara Receiving Second Batch of Russian S-400s
The State Department has responded to reports of Turkey buying a second S-400 array, warning Ankara of sanctions in the event of arms procurement from Russia As the US State Department spokesman pointed out, “what we have consistently reiterated is that Russia’s brutal and unjustified war against Ukraine makes it vital that all countries avoid […]
