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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

While the Greek exports to Turkey were down, the balance of Greek imports from Turkey during the same period amounted to $2.31 billion, compared to $1.88 billion in the first half of 2023, showing an increase of 22.8%.

An interview on the social and political dynamics in Turkey ahead of the May 14th election

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Stagnancy simply entrenches the island’s de facto division and further alienates the Turkish Cypriot side, obviously with the responsibility of Ankara.

One hundred years ago the guns of war fell silent on Turkish soil. May their menacing thunder never be heard again.

Athanasiou, in a supposedly hypothetical example, said Muslim MPs in Greece’s Parliament could have their phones tapped on suspicion of espionage on Turkey’s behalf.

Erdogan believes that the leaders of Sweden and Finland can “commit themselves” to extradite Kurdish and Turkish expats granted asylum whom he accuses of terrorism.

Erdogan clearly indicated that he got what he wanted from the deal regarding Sweden and Finland, and that declared he would leave the summit with his 'hands full'.

if Turkey attempts to rock the boat, that will reveal NATO’s limits, endurance, power, and the extent it will tolerate Ankara’s linkage of NATO’s expansion to its own revisionism.

Turkey should be made to understand that the “gunboat diplomacy” of past eras has no place in the 21st century, Mr. Dendias noted.

Η Τουρκία επιθυμεί να μετονομαστεί το αγγλικό της όνομα να είναι Türkiye, αντί για Turkey.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that the Ukrainians continually “renege” on points about which the two sides had agreed.

Russian ambassador to Athens Andrey Maslov has been summoned to the Greek foreign ministry tomorrow after the killing of six ethnic Greeks and the injury of six more in Russian bombings in Eastern Ukraine.

Big energy giants that were conducting research in the region in question began to pull out. Just last week, a consortium comprised of Total, ExxonMobil, and Hellenic Petroleum decided to freeze seismic research to the south and west of Crete.

The change in America’s intentions and priorities should come as no surprise. It confirms that despite some doubling back by Washington, geopolitical developments in our neighbourhood remain exceptionally fluid.

Putin and Mitsotakis are to adopt a 2022-2024 joint action plan which, according to Greek government sources, will determine the basic axes of bilateral cooperation over the coming years.

'Our countries are cooperating in air. With our energy projects, our countries are cooperating at sea. Today, I think we can also say that we’re cooperating on the ground,' said the Israeli PM.

Με την έλευση της καινοτομίας, οι αγγλόφωνοι καταναλωτές τουρκικών προϊόντων δεν θα μπερδεύουν πλέον το «Turkey» με τη «γαλοπούλα», γράφουν, διασκεδάζοντας την απόφαση Ερντογάν, οικονομικές ιστοσελίδες.

'You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are the supreme symbol of nobility,' Melina Mercouri once told British authorities.

Pompeo said he is enthusiastic about the recent US-Greece Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement and that Turkey is undermining security in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Dendias touted the fact that even as the US adjusts its international presence it chose to remain in Greece, and he delicately confirmed that the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) has been renewed for five years and that thereafter it will be in effect indefinitely.

'Turkey is once again undermining stability in the Eastern Med, this time by violating the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The US must stand with Cyprus, and the EU should also fully support the vital interests of one of its member states,' Menendez tweeted today.

The unsettling situation in the Eastern Mediterranean overshadowed yesterday’s Greek-Turkish exploratory talks in Ankara and further dashed hopes of reaching points of convergence on various critical issues.

Anastasiades stressed the Greek Cypriots’ want to share the wealth from gas deposits with the Turkish Cypriots and if Ankara recognises the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia would disburse funds to the Turkish Cypriot side even before a final settlement.

Ankara bases its objections on a 2019 MOU between Turkey and Libya (the government in Tripoli) on the delimitation of the two countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones, although they are not contiguous.