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Politics
Erdogan Reportedly Negotiates with Hamas for Release of Israeli Hostages
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reportedly engaged in negotiations with Hamas, aiming to secure the release of around 150 Israeli hostages. They were abducted by Gazan terrorists.
Turkish news site Haberturk disclosed that Erdogan has directed talks for the...
Greek News
Turkey’s Erdogan Hails Departure of Senator Menendez
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the departure of Senator Bob Menendez as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying that Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. have been boosted.
Menendez who has...
Cyprus
Christodoulides Urges Erdogan to Collaborate for Peace in Cyprus
Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, in his UN General Assembly address, called on Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for collaboration. He underlined a need to promote peace in Cyprus and Turkey, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and adherence to international...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis and Erdogan Meet at UN Assembly
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York. This was their second meeting in a short period of time. The previous one took place in July...
Diplomacy
Greece to Push for Security Council Seat at the UN General Assembly
Greece will push its candidacy to win a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly that takes place this week in New York.
Foreign...
Greek News
Turkey Plans Nuclear Power Plant Near Greece Border
Turkey is nearing its second agreement with China to build a nuclear power plant in eastern Thrace, near the border with Greece.
Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, recently disclosed that a Chinese delegation, led by the deputy...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis to Meet Erdogan in New York on September 20
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 20, his office announced on Thursday.
The last time the two leaders met was...
Diplomacy
Turkey’s FM Highlights Opportunity to Improve Relations With Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is optimistic that a "great opportunity" now exists for the improvement of bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey.
Athens and Ankara have often been at odds over a range of geostrategic issues, with relations being...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis Hopes for Restart in Greece-Turkey Relations
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Wednesday's meeting with President Erdogan "was an opportunity for a restart in relations with Turkey following four difficult years."
"It confirmed my view that Turkey appears to be ready for a change...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis and Erdogan Meet at NATO Summit
A meeting between the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan was held on Wednesday afternoon on the margins of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The two leaders agreed that the positive...