A lot is changing with the election of Trump in US foreign policy and in the relations between the United States, Greece and Turkey. For example, the appointment of the Senator of Florida, Marco Rubio, to the position of Secretary of State, i.e. the head of American diplomacy, and the congressman also of Florida, Mike … Read more
Revived or terrified Turkey with the election of Donald Trump? At the moment, he seems to be taking a wait-and-see attitude, but with his eyes fixed on the choices of persons that the newly elected president makes for the critical positions of the American government. Nevertheless, the appreciation of the Turkish lira, immediately after Trump’s … Read more
How do they deal with Trump’s victory in the Maximos Palace and what assessments are made of what his second term in the White House can bring? The Prime Minister congratulated Donald Trump on his election and his staff, as the Pacemaker points out, are taking a wait-and-see attitude, remaining cool, not manifesting. However, there … Read more
If some have the “iron dome”, Turkey will build the “steel dome”, said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring to Israel’s integrated air defense system, the equivalent of which his country is seeking to create. He also said Turkey would develop its missile capabilities by building its own long-range missile. The Turkish president participated in the handover … Read more
One day after his invitation caused an “earthquake” in the Turkish political scene Devlet Bakhcelileader of the Nationalist Action Party (MIR) and its government partner Recep Tayyip Erdoganto the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan to appear in the National Assembly to publicly denounce the PKK‘s armed action, a terrorist attack – for which the PKK claimed … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convenes an emergency security council at Istanbul’s (old) Ataturk Airport upon his arrival from Kazan, Russia, where he departed before completing his schedule at the BRICS Summit. The emergency council comes after yesterday’s armed attack on the headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ), near the Turkish capital, which resulted … Read more
President Erdogan returned to Istanbul from Kazan, where he participated in the BRICS Summit. President Erdogan held a security meeting upon his return from the BRICS Summit. The meeting held at the Ataturk Airport State Guest House was attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yasar Giler, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Chief of … Read more
Türkiye carried out retaliatory strikes After a deadly terrorist attack near the capital, AnkaraTurkey’s Defense Ministry said it struck the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in northern Iraq and Syria. A video clip from northern Syria shows a series of explosions during the night on several targets. Kurdish officials say that at least two people were killed … Read more
The meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Olaf Solz lasted about an hour. In the conversation between the two leaders, which took place at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, all the issues related to the bilateral relations of the two countries, as well as the developments in the Middle East, were raised. According to the … Read more
At the end of the year, the 5-year contract between Kyiv and Moscow for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine expires, with significant implications for the rest of Russian gas exports to some European Union countries. Despite the war in Ukraine, natural gas has continued to flow through the pipeline and so far there … Read more