Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia Negotiate Black Sea Navigation Safety: Latest Updates

Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia Negotiate Black Sea Navigation Safety: Latest Updates

For two months, Ukraine, Türkiye and the Russian Federation had negotiated on the safety of navigation in the Black Sea. For two months, Ukraine, Turkey and the Russian Federation negotiated on the safety of navigation in the Black Sea – apparently the results of the negotiations should be known at the end of March. The … Read more

Turkey: It does not want the tension between Iran and Israel to be generalized – 2024-04-14 22:40:37

Turkey: It does not want the tension between Iran and Israel to be generalized
 – 2024-04-14 22:40:37

Turkey seems to be trying to put out the fire that ignited in the Middle East after Iran attacked Israel with a drone. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan communicated with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdolakhian, sending a message in this direction. According to Turkish diplomatic sources, the Foreign Minister of Ankara pointed out that he does … Read more

The Istanbul 2022 draft agreement can become the basis for negotiations with Ukraine

The Istanbul 2022 draft agreement can become the basis for negotiations with Ukraine

The draft document can become “the basis for starting negotiations”, Peskov said. At the same time, he pointed out that the “new realities” will have to be taken into account in potential future negotiations. In the document, which was discussed in 2022 in Istanbul a few weeks after Russia’s February 24 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, … Read more

Greece-Turkey: Discussion on maritime zones delimitation should wait

Greece-Turkey: Discussion on maritime zones delimitation should wait

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, [Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister’s Office/Handout via Reuters] It’s been more than a year of calm waters between Greece and Turkey and suddenly tensions seemed to have flared up again. Earlier this week, Turkey hit … Read more

Tragic Cable Car Accident Near Antalya: One Killed, Seven Injured – Latest Updates

Tragic Cable Car Accident Near Antalya: One Killed, Seven Injured – Latest Updates

AFP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 03:16 One person has been killed and at least seven people have been injured in a cable car accident near the Turkish resort of Antalya. The accident occurred after one of the poles supporting the cable car fell. A cabin then crashed into that pole, causing the occupants to fall out onto … Read more

Imamoglou: His attitude towards Greece is a puzzle – 2024-04-11 21:46:38

Imamoglou: His attitude towards Greece is a puzzle
 – 2024-04-11 21:46:38

Greek-Turkish relations will be redefined if elected Ekrem Imamoglou president of the Turkish Republic in 2028, since after his re-election in Istanbul in last Sunday’s municipal elections, which caused a political “earthquake”, all the roads to the presidency were wide open? And if so, has it given any indication of the direction it will take? … Read more

Turkey: Climate Change With Concerns About Erdogan’s Reliance – 2024-04-11 16:39:55

Turkey: Climate Change With Concerns About Erdogan’s Reliance
 – 2024-04-11 16:39:55

Turkey “woke up” on April 1 unexpectedly – even for its advocates – to a completely new, unprecedented condition. Last Sunday’s polls showed the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – which polls showed in the 2023 presidential elections as an unfortunate winner – first after half a century with a margin of 2.14 points, in a … Read more

Turkish elections: How the economy “punished” Erdogan – 2024-04-10 11:37:09

Turkish elections: How the economy “punished” Erdogan
 – 2024-04-10 11:37:09

How much did the economy affect Turkey’s local government elections last Sunday, March 31? If Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had increased pensions as expected, he would have managed to prevent a landslide defeat for himself and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), even in its stronghold, raising unprecedented expectations in the main opposition, the … Read more

The other side of Erdogan’s visit to the White House – 2024-04-05 15:00:06

The other side of Erdogan’s visit to the White House
 – 2024-04-05 15:00:06

Seven years. That was the time he had to wait Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to get the time to get another invitation to the White House. However, before his long-awaited return to the Oval Office on May 9th as announced, he will have brokered a perhaps even more important meeting back in our neighborhood. … Read more

Erdogan: Not only “loss of votes”, but also “loss of blood and soul” – 2024-04-05 01:02:29

Erdogan: Not only “loss of votes”, but also “loss of blood and soul”
 – 2024-04-05 01:02:29

Under the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the central executive committee of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) met yesterday Tuesday to assess the causes of its heavy defeat in Sunday’s municipal elections. Addressing its members, the president of Turkey listed the reasons for the defeat, according to him. In disgust of his speech, … Read more