Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Following a phone call on Sunday, Turkish President Erdogan welcomed Vladimir Putin’s proposal for negotiations, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled that Kyiv remains open to talks, provided Moscow agrees to a ceasefire

In his comments to a Mega Channel current affairs program, Menendez made it clear that he’ll oppose the F-16 deal if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his steady diet of threats.

Moscow said that certain components of the S-400 missile systems will be produced in Turkey, the only NATO member that buys arms from Moscow and imposes no sanctions on Russia.

The former US Secretary of State says Erdogan’s tactics ‘do not befit good neighbourly relations between two NATO member states’, only way to confront Putin ‘adequate show of force’.

Erdogan quickly returned to a steady diet of nationalist rhetoric and threats only days after presenting a more conciliatory tone at a NATO summit in Madrid.

Russia supports Assad and accused Turkey of flouting agreements it made with Moscow, aggravating the situation in Idlib, and failing to neutralise militants there,

One can safely assume that Turkey’s tactics – which include sabre-rattling and provocations – will escalate in the immediate future.

Turkey’s deal to buy the Russian S-400s, which could be delivered within weeks, has alarmed Washington and Turkey’s other Western NATO allies

The lira has tumbled 2.5 percent since the ruling late on Monday, reflecting worries that during the coming election campaign the government could again pursue short-term stimulus measures such as tax cuts and costly steps to support the currency.

The activity of the Turkish marine seismographic survey ship “Barbaros” in Cyprus' EEZ shows that Ankara will yet again use provocations to achieve its goals.

Hagia Sophia is a UNESCO World Monument and Russia’s Sputnik press agency reported that sources at UNESCO said that the permission of a special committee is required to change the name of a monument.

'In Cyprus they are testing our patience because they are violating our rights,' Erdogan declared about the gas and oil exploration programme of the Republic of Cyprus.

Ankara made clear that the agenda would include issues which for Greek diplomacy have been steadfastly non-negotiable.

Erdogan made clear his persistence in demanding the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who have been granted asylum in Greece.

A dour-faced PM explained that he could not extradite eight Turkish officers Erdogan wants because the Greek judiciary ruled against their extradition.

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, underlined yesterday that Ankara will not tolerate de facto situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean.

The eight are accused of participating in the coup and working with the network of Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen.

The main challenge and greatest problem in bilateral relations, however, is Ankara’s persistent claims against Greek sovereign rights in the Aegean.

the key issue remains that the PM’s trip to Ankara seems to lack a compass and appears to be occurring in unchartered waters.

It is legitimate for the prime minister not to like revelations. It is undemocratic, however, to target particular media outlets, the same media which in the past government members attempted to control or even shut down.

Cyprus talks, energy issues and Turkey’s hostile activity in Cyprus EEZ, Aegean tensions and implementation of the EU-Turkey refugee agreement were all on the agenda.