U.S. Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in Turkey After Quran Burning
U.S. Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in Turkey After Quran Burning The U.S. warns of possible terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Credit: Ninara, CC BY 2.0/Wikipedia The U.S. embassy in Turkey issued a warning on Monday about possible attacks against churches, synagogues and diplomatic missions following Quran-burning incidents in Europe. It is the second warning issued […]
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Foreign Ministry: Turkey ‘once again distorts reality’ regarding Muslim minority
Foreign Ministry: Turkey ‘once again distorts reality’ regarding Muslim minority January 30, 2023 Greece, Politics 27 Views Turkey is once again “distorting reality in order to serve other purposes and certainly not to promote the rights and welfare of the Muslim Minority in Thrace,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in an announcement on Sunday. The […]
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US issues another warning of possible terrorist attacks in Turkey
US issues another warning of possible terrorist attacks in Turkey The US embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Koran-burning incidents in Europe. In an updated security alert, the US embassy said “possible imminent retaliatory […]
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Greece Seen Getting Edge Over Turkey in US Fighter Jets Sales Plan
Greece Seen Getting Edge Over Turkey in US Fighter Jets Sales Plan January 29, 2023 FILE – Two Greek Fighter Jets F-16 Viper prepare for takeoff at Tanagra air force base about 74 kilometres (46 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ATHENS – Trying to walk a fine line, […]
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Top US Treasury official to warn UAE, Turkey over sanctions evasion
Top US Treasury official to warn UAE, Turkey over sanctions evasion The US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that they could lose US market access if they do business with entities subject to US curbs as Washington cracks down […]
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Turkey summons Danish envoy over permission for protest
Turkey summons Danish envoy over permission for protest Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned Denmark’s ambassador on Friday over authorities’ permission of a protest in Copenhagen scheduled for Friday, ministry sources said. One source from the ministry said Ankara strongly condemned “provocative act that constitutes a hate crime,” which included an “assault” on the Muslim holy book […]
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Four Lessons from the Imia Crisis that Led Greece and Turkey to the Brink of War
Four Lessons from the Imia Crisis that Led Greece and Turkey to the Brink of War Claims over the Imia islets, small and large Imia, almost caused a war between Greece and Turkey in January in 1996. Public Domain The crisis over the sovereignty of Imia, a pair of small uninhabited islets in the Aegean […]
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Fourlis Group Sells Intersport Activities in Turkey for 3 Million Euros
Fourlis Group Sells Intersport Activities in Turkey for 3 Million Euros January 27, 2023 Intersport. (Photo: Twitter) ATHENS – Fourlis Group on Thursday announced it has reached an agreement with Eren Perakende ve Tekstil Anonim Sirketi to sell its Intersport activities in Turkey for around 3.0 million euros. Under the terms of the agreement, Eren […]
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Turkey: Sweden complicit in hate crime, NATO talks pointless
Turkey: Sweden complicit in hate crime, NATO talks pointless Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday accused Sweden of being complicit in a “hate and racist crime” for failing to prevent weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam and pro-Kurdish groups. Mevlut Cavusoglu also confirmed that a key meeting in Brussels to discuss Sweden and Finland’s NATO […]
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Sweden Should Not Expect Turkey to Back NATO Membership, Erdogan Says
Sweden Should Not Expect Turkey to Back NATO Membership, Erdogan Says President Erdogan has told Sweden not to expect Turkish support for its NATO membership bid following a protest in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Credit: Turkish Presidency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Sweden should not expect backing from Turkey […]
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Warning: Jittery Erdogan Eyes Annexing Turkish-Cypriot Side to Turkey
Warning: Jittery Erdogan Eyes Annexing Turkish-Cypriot Side to Turkey January 25, 2023 In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Turkish Presidency via AP) ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, facing a challenge to his long reign in […]
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Turkey postpones indefinitely NATO talks with Sweden, Finland
Turkey postpones indefinitely NATO talks with Sweden, Finland NATO membership negotiations between Turkey, Sweden and Finland have been postponed indefinitely at Ankara’s request, an Ankara source told RIA Novosti. Finland and Sweden decided to join NATO on May 18 amid the events in Ukraine. Ankara is demanding that Stockholm and Helsinki “stop supporting the PKK” […]
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Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel
Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel Influential US Senator Bob Menendez reiterated his high-profile objections to the sale of new F-16s and the upgrading of Turkey’s current fleet of the US-made warplane, in an exclusive soon-to-be broadcast interview with Mega Channel. Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the powerful […]
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Turkey cancels trilateral Sweden-Finland meet after protest
Turkey cancels trilateral Sweden-Finland meet after protest Turkey has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday. The meeting that was to take place in Brussels in February was postponed at Ankara’s request, […]
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Turkey condemns Quran protest in the Netherlands
Turkey condemns Quran protest in the Netherlands Turkey’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it summoned the Dutch ambassador following a demonstration targeting Islam’s holy book, days after a similar protest in Sweden tensed relations. Edwin Wagensveld, Dutch leader of the far-right Pegida movement in the Netherlands, on Sunday tore pages out of a copy of the […]
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Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid
Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey’s president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country’s support after […]
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Neither F-16s nor F-35s for Turkey, USA makes clear
Neither F-16s nor F-35s for Turkey, USA makes clear U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez expressed his clear opposition to the sale of F-16 fighters jets to Turkey warning that he will veto such a decision by the Biden administration. Speaking to Mega TV, Menendez said that the U.S. State Department should adopt […]
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Sen. Menendez Vows Not to Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey
Sen. Menendez Vows Not to Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey Senator Bob Menendez called on the U.S. State Department should adopt a firmer stance toward Turkey. Credit: Facebook?Bob Menendez U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday expressed his clear opposition to the sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Turkey. Speaking to […]
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Sale of F-16s to Turkey ‘would be baffling,’ says US Senator Menendez
Sale of F-16s to Turkey ‘would be baffling,’ says US Senator Menendez Any decision by the United States to go ahead with the sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey would be “baffling” given the “belligerent” stance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan towards NATO ally Greece, said Senator Bob Menendez, chair […]
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Turkey Worries Greece Could Get F-35 Fighter Jet Superiority from US
Turkey Worries Greece Could Get F-35 Fighter Jet Superiority from US ANKARA – US President Joe Biden’s push to sell Turkey more F-16 fighter jets and upgrade the Turkish Air Force – which could be used against Greece in a conflict – could soon be surpassed by Greece hoping to acquire more advanced F-35’s. Turkey […]
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Greece, Turkey to go to the polls in sync
Greece, Turkey to go to the polls in sync Elections in Greece and Turkey will take place at about the same time and, according to the most likely scenario, a second parliamentary election in Greece will take place on May 14, the same day Turkey will elect both its president and lawmakers. This means that […]
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Turkey and the West: Who’s calling the shots?
Turkey and the West: Who’s calling the shots? Turkey has been in a process of democratization since the early 1950s. The launch of this process coincided with the country’s accession to NATO, which was obviously driven by the exigencies of the Cold War period and the need to contain the Soviet threat. Turkey’s democratization is […]
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Greek Prime Minister in Davos: We will not go to war with Turkey (video)
Greek Prime Minister in Davos: We will not go to war with Turkey (video) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview with the well-known CNN journalist, Farid Zakaria, in the context of his presence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, protothema.gr reports. Commenting on the Greek-Turkish developments, Kyriakos Mitsotakis predicted that “we will […]
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Turkey Condemns Sweden Protests, Cancels Ministers’ Meeting
Turkey Condemns Sweden Protests, Cancels Ministers’ Meeting January 21, 2023 FILE – Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar addresses a meeting of his country’s ambassadors, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool) ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to the […]
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Turkey cancels Swedish defense minister visit after protest permit
Turkey cancels Swedish defense minister visit after protest permit Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been cancelled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockholm. “At this point, the visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson to Turkey on January 27 […]
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Multiple elections in a cloud of uncertainty
Multiple elections in a cloud of uncertainty As 2023 is a year of elections in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, it is useful to remember that we are now experiencing the calm before the storm. However great the tension between parties in each of these countries may seem today, the rivalry will keep intensifying, without any […]
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Turkey Slams The Economist over Erdogan’s ‘Looming Dictatorship’ Cover
Turkey Slams The Economist over Erdogan’s ‘Looming Dictatorship’ Cover Turkey is furious with The Economist after the weekly magazine published a story alleging that Erdogan would establish a dictatorship. Credit: Turkish Presidency Turkey’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun on Thursday slammed the London-based weekly The Economist for making “cheap propaganda” on the country. The cover of […]
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The Economist Says Turkey Nears Dictatorship, Threat to Greece, Cyprus
The Economist Says Turkey Nears Dictatorship, Threat to Greece, Cyprus ATHENS – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken his country to the “brink of disaster” and could become an all-out dictator as he fears being topped from power in elections coming in May, said the newspaper The Economist. It warned that weakness by United […]
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Economist: Turkey could be on ‘brink of dictatorship’
Economist: Turkey could be on ‘brink of dictatorship’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or rather his shadow, has made the cover of this week’s issue of the Economist in a decidedly unflattering way, as a leader that has taken his country “to the brink of disaster.” As the introduction to the financial paper’s report on […]
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Greek PM says dialogue with Turkey possible
Greek PM says dialogue with Turkey possible With tensions at a consistently high level in the past couple of years between Athens and Ankara, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Greece “will not go to war with Turkey.” Speaking on a panel with Fareed Zakaria, the Greek PM […]
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