October 22, 2018 Turkey-GR
Turkey is furious at the energy cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel. They “play a dirty game against Turkey,” Yigit Bulut, the economic advisor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said and warned that “Greece will be destroyed if there would be a naval combat” between the two countries.” “Greece is …
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September 17, 2018
Sky, Turkey-GR
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to increase Turkey’s military presence in the illegally occupied North Cyprus. Erdogan’s threats come just a few hours before the opening of the annual session of the UN General Assembly, with Secretary General Antonio Guterres to examine the prospects of resuming the negotiations on the …
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August 17, 2018
Economy
Relations between US and Turkey took a further turn for the worse, as Washington warned Ankara with more economic sanctions in the last hours unless the latter releases US pastor Andrew Brunson. The US ‘will pay nothing’ to Turkey for the release of detained pastor, President Donald Trump tweeted on …
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August 12, 2018
World
The crisis between Turkey and US escalates, as President Donald Trump has given an ultimatum to Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release US pastor Andrew Brunson by Sunday afternoon or face more sanctions, Turkey’s president revealed late on Saturday. Erdogan’s response was a “warning” that the United States is …
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August 10, 2018
Economy
US President Donald Trump brought his Turkish counterpart Recept Tayyip Erdogan to his knees on Friday afternoon. While Turkish Finance Minister and Erdogan’s son-in-law was revealing an admittedly weak plan on how to save the economy, Trump announced he doubles tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” …
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August 10, 2018
Economy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried on Friday all means to save the Turkish lira. he urged citizens to rush to the banks and convert their deposits in dollar, euros and gold into the national currency. “It is a national struggle. It is going to be my nation’s response to …
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July 13, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
“The immediate release of the two Greek soldiers is a major issue in the Greek-Turkish relations” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reportedly told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a private meeting at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Brussels. In the meeting that last nearly two hours, Tsipras put …
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July 9, 2018
Politics, World
Turkey has officially switched to an executive presidential system after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the oath of office on July 9. The old/new President took his oath in the Parliament following the elections on 24. June where he won 52% of the votes. In his oath, 64-year-old Erdogan said …
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July 8, 2018
Greece, Politics
A lawmaker from conservative New Democracy came under fire for having accepted the invitation by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his oath ceremony. MP Dora Bakoyannis, a former Mayor of Athens, is th eonly Greek politician to attend the ceremony on Monday, after the country’s political leadership politely turned down …
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July 4, 2018
Turkey-GR
A columnist in a Turkish pro-government newspaper has claimed that there was a assassination plan against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on election day, June 24. The plot has features of a …Hollywood production because as the columnist claimed “12 foreign countries” were behind the plot to assassinate Erdogan. The plot …
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June 25, 2018
Politics, World
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been elected as the first executive president of Turkey under the new presidential system. His party’s alliance with far-right Nationalist Movement MHP, the People’s Alliance, secured him the victory already in the first round of presidential elections. The same alliance of Islamists and Ultra-nationalists secures him …
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June 24, 2018
Politics, World
Ballot boxes for the critical presidential and parliamentary elections opened in Turkey on Sunday morning. More than 56 million registered voter will decided whether to give super powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In the contest participate 8 political parties and 6 presidential candidates, with one of them -Demirtas from …
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June 11, 2018
Uncategorized
The leader of far-right extremists Grey Wolves and leader of MHP, Devley Bahceli, an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said Cyprus was Turkish and accused neighbour Greece of playing games in the Aegean Sea, Turkish pro-government Yeni Şafak newspaper said. Bahçeli’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is struggling in …
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May 29, 2018
Uncategorized
The Turkish Presidency and neo-Ottoman leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a video to remind the Turkish people short before the elections in June that despite the economic problems and the free fall of Turkish Lira that the country had once a glorious past. The video released on the 565. anniversary …
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May 27, 2018
Economy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turkey’s citizens to convert their dollar and euro savings into lira, as he sought to bolster the ailing currency which has lost some 20 percent of its value against the U.S. currency this year. Erdogan’s call comes also amid rumors about upcoming capital …
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May 10, 2018
World
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons against civilians saying the videos from Douma were “a farce.” In an exclusive interview with Greek daily Kathimerini, he took aim at both the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Chemical attacks accusations are …
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May 9, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkish President Recep Tayyiyp Erdogan had obviously not thought much when he challenged the Turkish people saying “If one day our nation says ‘enough,’ then we will step aside.” The magic sentence with the crucial key word “Enough” – Tamam in Turkish- was spoken out during his speech in the …
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April 30, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
Launching his pre-election campaign in the city of Izmir, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed it was the Greeks who burned down the city of Smyrna in 1922 and not the Turks. “The biggest blow suffered by this beautiful city was by the Greek soldiers who burned the city as …
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April 23, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday ruled out any trade off with Turkey for the release of two Greek soldiers held by Ankara, and said its NATO ally appeared to be losing sight of moving closer to Europe. “Turkey looks like a country … at risk of losing its …
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April 22, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
“Statements about the peaceful coexistence of our peoples are important and valuable when accompanied by deeds,” Greek President Prokopis Pavlopopoulos said on Sunday commenting on Turkish counterpart Erdogan who called on “peace with Greece.” Furthermore, Pavlopoulos ruled out an exchange between the two Greek soldiers in Turkish custody and the …
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