Over the years, stable Turkish influence structures have taken root in Germany, encompassing numerous Turkish associations, mosques, and prayer houses—some estimated at around three thousand
Greek PM confirms visit to Turkey in May
According to Turkish media, the shooting occurred around 11:40 am during a service, and the perpetrators are believed to be two individuals. The incident took place at an Italian church in the Sariyer district.
The give-and-take between the U.S. and Turkey is confirmed: the former played the card of fighter jets, and Turkey played the card of approving or not NATO's enlargement with the Scandinavian country
Publication of a relevant protocol in the official gazette ends 20 months of foot-dragging on the part of Ankara
In an interview, Jeff Flake said that once the formal ratification document is received in Washington, the U.S. State Department would promptly send Congress notification of the $20 billion F-16s sale
Sweden now only needs Hungarian approval to join the alliance and complete a significant enlargement of NATO
Out of 346 deputies voting, 287 voted in favor and 55 against, with four lawmakers abstaining.
If the announcement materializes, it would be the first direct back-tracking by the Erdogan administration amid a recent rapprochement between Greece and Turkey
The intricate dance between Washington, Athens, and Ankara around the sale of new fighter jets and Sweden’s potential NATO membership remain a complex challenge for American diplomacy. While the situation may seem like a modern-day Gordian knot, it seems unlikely that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will take a page out of Alexander the Great’s […]
2023: an assessment The consolidation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule over Turkey was the most significant political news of 2023. Neither the painful earthquakes of 6 February 2023 nor the unprecedented mobilization of the οopposition was enough to bring change to Turkey’s political arena. Despite disappointment at the delayed mobilization of the ill-prepared Turkish […]
The recent visit to Athens by Turkish President Erdogan culminated in a Declaration of Friendship between Greece and Turkey, as the two leaders assured their publics that bilateral relations had entered a period of détente. And yet, just a year ago, many believed a militarized dispute was on the cards, due to unresolved rival claims […]
The past year was one of the calmest in Greek-Turkish relations, with the rapidly improving bilateral climate culminating in the recent High Cooperation Council meeting and the adoption of the Athens Declaration
The visit to Turkey on Saturday reportedly aims to overcome Ankara’s “foot-dragging” over ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession
According to a report by the DC-based correspondent of Greek state broadcaster (ERT), the 'warning' comes after more Turkish “foot-dragging” with Sweden’s bid to join the Alliance
Members of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee finally voted to allow the Nordic country to join the Alliance, Turkish media reported
Final decision on whether Turkish fighter jets will operate from Greek bases or along the Asia Minor coast pending
The executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), Endy Zemenides said the progress of Greek-American relations should not be impeded by the dysfunctional relationship between Washington and Ankara
FM Giorgos Gerapetritis: When right time comes the next step may be discussion on the delimitation of the continental shelf; EEZ in Aegean, east Med
Fahrettin Altun said media in both countries often color bilateral ties in jingoistic terms, something he said influences a large portion of public opinion in both nations.