According to Ahmet Davutoglu’s concept of neo-Ottomanism, Bosnia and Herzegovina is “a matter of life and death” for Turkey in the Balkans. At the same time, official Ankara does not ignore other countries with Muslim and Turkish populations *. And in those states where the historical memory of Turkish rule is strong, Turkey acts by […]
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Mitsotakis’s team started playing …
The confusion that arose due to the actions of the team of Kiryakos Mitsotakis led to a situation when the meeting of the Greek Prime Minister with the presidents of Turkey was suspended in the air. The diplomatic scandal occurred after Erdogan said on Sunday that he had accepted Greece’s request for a meeting, and […]
Tensions in the Aegean Sea are on the rise
Tensions in the Aegean Sea rose again to critical levels after the Turkish Coast Guard aimed weapons at their Greek counterparts in the sea area off Farmakonisi Island on Sunday evening. The incident took place before the likely meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, and […]
“Good news” promised by Erdogan
Ahead of his visit to Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish President announced “Good news”, which he promised to voice “at the meeting”. Everything turned out to be trite – Erdogan again made a provocative statement about two states in Cyprus. At the same time, he said that “the international community will accept this sooner or […]
Erdogan announced “good news” to be announced in Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Northern Cyprus on Monday, July 19, where he plans to announce the good news, Anadolu news agency reported. In an interview with reporters, Erdogan said: “I want to announce it (good news) in the parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This will be a positive step, […]
Turkish opposition calls Erdogan “big liar”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced free vaccination in the country, while European citizens pay a respectable price for vaccinations. Speaking at a rally of the Justice and Development Party, the Turkish president stressed that vaccination rates in Europe are high, but he does not intend to charge his citizens for vaccinations: “Have we got […]
Mitsotakis – Erdogan: meeting in Brussels lasted about an hour
The meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit lasted for about an hour. Government sources say the ice has been broken. Politicians agreed that it was necessary to leave last year’s tensions behind, although there were very important differences. The meeting of the leaders of the two […]
Erdogan says Turkey has discovered an additional 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey discovered 135 billion cubic meters of additional natural gas in the southern part of the Black Sea, bringing the total explored reserves in the region to 540 billion cubic meters. Last year, the Turkish drilling Fatih discovered 405 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Sakarya […]
Turkish mafia scandal touches Erdogan
New statements from Turkey’s “top mafioso”, Sadat Peker, point to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s involvement in the illegal arms sale to the Islamist paramilitary group Al-Nusra. The scandal has already led to a drop in the rating of the country’s president and his party. In the Turkish criminal world, Peker is considered a major figure: […]