Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 15:32 Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson says Turkey is making too many demands on Sweden to join NATO. He is confident that Turkey will eventually accept Sweden’s NATO membership, but he believes that his country cannot fulfill all the conditions the Turks have set on the table. It is unclear what conditions are involved. … Read more
Doha – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo faced a political ban during the World Cup in Qatar. International media reported that Erdogan also said that Ronaldo was left unused in a major tournament such as the World Cup in Qatar. Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup … Read more
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday that Moscow looks very positively at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s idea of holding a meeting of the leaders of Turkey, Syria and the Russian Federation. Russia’s Sputnik news agency quoted Bogdanov as saying, in response to a question about Russia’s views on Turkish President Recep … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 22:24 In Istanbul, thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the conviction of Mayor Imamoglu. He is seen as President Erdogan’s biggest political rival. Yesterday he was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison for contempt of the electoral commission. Protesters in Istanbul stopped at City Hall … Read more
Preparations for the elections in Turkey, scheduled for June 2023, have started ahead of schedule. A demonstration was held in Istanbul on Thursday in support of the mayor of the city, Ekrem Imamoglu, sentenced the day before to two years and seven months in prison. The court’s verdict also includes a five-year ban from political … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 3:57 pm•Edited today, 16:28 Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison for insulting members of the Election Commission. The prosecutor had asked for a prison sentence of at least 15 months and a ban from political activity. The court also banned Imamoglu from engaging in … Read more
Loading… Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias did not accept that his country was threatened by a missile attack from Turkiye. Both of these countries are members of NATO, but continue to be at war. Photo/REUTERS/Costas Baltas BRUSSELS – Government Greece attacked Ankara after the president Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to hit Athens with … Read more
Loading… Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to hit Athens with the Tayfun ballistic missile. He says Greece is already scared. Photo/REUTERS ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Tayfun ballistic missile belonged Turkey will strike Athena if Greece continued to arm the Aegean islands. According to President Turkiye, Greece is already scared … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with Turkish warplanes and drones, if Greece does not calm down (stop provocations), as he said. Erdogan said: “Greece is afraid of our warplanes and armed drones. They say they will strike Athens. If they don’t calm down (stop the provocations), we will strike, … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today added new statements to the long string of belligerent remarks he and his ministers have made against Greece, this time threatening to launch a missile attack on the country, and particularly on the capital Athens, “if not t keep calm,” writes BGNES. “Greece is afraid of our missiles. They … Read more