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Speaking to Haber television, the top Turkish diplomat underlined that Turkey had “historical issues with Greece in the Aegean Sea that we [Turkey] have inherited”.

Turkey will be invited as a candidate country to event marking the 20th anniversary of the EU's "big enlargement", Belgian Foreign Minister tells To Vima

In a recent resolution to a protracted diplomatic saga, Turkey has agreed to acquire F-16s, while Sweden is set to join NATO and Greece will receive F-35s. To Vima spoke with Henri J. Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to assess the implications of this complex deal.

Regarding Turkish aggression in the Aegean, he stated, "The (US) government informed me that it continues to closely monitor this issue to encourage ongoing dialogue between Greece and Turkey."

He again confirmed talks with the US side over co-production of up to seven Constellation-class frigates in Greek shipyards

Minister will be accompanied by a large contingent of business representatives

Over the years, stable Turkish influence structures have taken root in Germany, encompassing numerous Turkish associations, mosques, and prayer houses—some estimated at around three thousand

Greek PM confirms visit to Turkey in May

According to Turkish media, the shooting occurred around 11:40 am during a service, and the perpetrators are believed to be two individuals. The incident took place at an Italian church in the Sariyer district.

The give-and-take between the U.S. and Turkey is confirmed: the former played the card of fighter jets, and Turkey played the card of approving or not NATO's enlargement with the Scandinavian country

Publication of a relevant protocol in the official gazette ends 20 months of foot-dragging on the part of Ankara

In an interview, Jeff Flake said that once the formal ratification document is received in Washington, the U.S. State Department would promptly send Congress notification of the $20 billion F-16s sale

Out of 346 deputies voting, 287 voted in favor and 55 against, with four lawmakers abstaining.

If the announcement materializes, it would be the first direct back-tracking by the Erdogan administration amid a recent rapprochement between Greece and Turkey

The intricate dance between Washington, Athens, and Ankara around the sale of new fighter jets and Sweden’s potential NATO membership remain a complex challenge for American diplomacy. While the situation may seem like a modern-day Gordian knot, it seems unlikely that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will take a page out of Alexander the Great’s […]

2023: an assessment The consolidation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule over Turkey was the most significant political news of 2023. Neither the painful earthquakes of 6 February 2023 nor the unprecedented mobilization of the οopposition was enough to bring change to Turkey’s political arena. Despite disappointment at the delayed mobilization of the ill-prepared Turkish […]

The recent visit to Athens by Turkish President Erdogan culminated in a Declaration of Friendship between Greece and Turkey, as the two leaders assured their publics that bilateral relations had entered a period of détente. And yet, just a year ago, many believed a militarized dispute was on the cards, due to unresolved rival claims […]

The past year was one of the calmest in Greek-Turkish relations, with the rapidly improving bilateral climate culminating in the recent High Cooperation Council meeting and the adoption of the Athens Declaration

The visit to Turkey on Saturday reportedly aims to overcome Ankara’s “foot-dragging” over ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession