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Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
PoliticsForeign Policythat was highlighted by the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Russia on Tuesday. Like its... State (ISIS). Some Western capitals are more focussed on the issue of Syria. Erdogan and Russian... believe that the first trip abroad by Erdogan following the coup attempt on July 15 did not produce
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
, who fear the emergence of a potentate in Turkey, will make Greece vulnerable to Erdogan’s whims. In March 2004, Greece’s young prime minister was a witness at the wedding of Esra Erdogan. Twelve years... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. When Kostas Karamanlis attended the Istanbul nuptials more than
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Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Aegean Sea. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he no longer recognised the existence.... Following a ministerial meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said: “in my meeting with him (Mitsotakis), we... called Mitsotakis for me,” said Erdogan. The Turkish President was referring to Mitsotakis’s recent
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe next meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan... Erdogan’s criticism of Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday regarding his recent comments... Mitsotakis to chide his minister. According to Erdogan, Dendias did not follow the agreement
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A marriage of inconvenience
AgoraIn March 2004, Greece’s young prime minister was a witness at the wedding of Esra Erdogan. Twelve..., Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. When Kostas Karamanlis attended the Istanbul nuptials more than.... At the same time, Erdogan seems on a mission to concentrate as many powers as possible in his hands
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Greek-Turkish relations at standstill as Athens counters Ankara's claims
PoliticsForeign Policyby President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan said last week that Turkey had cancelled the High-Level Strategic... indicated that it would support Erdogan if he decided to go through with a threat to challenge... by Erdogan and his main political ally, MHP’s Devlet Bahceli. The latest accusation Turkey made against
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Attention turns to next steps in solidifying Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens last Thursday... visit took place six years to the day after Erdogan last flew into Athens and inaugurated a stalled... who cross the sea and drown in the river,” Erdogan said after talks with Mitsotakis. “We want
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In 2024, Greece and Turkey look to build on diplomatic progress made in previous months
PoliticsForeign Policy. The re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkish President last May was welcomed in Athens. In fact... Mitsotakis and Erdogan last July on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius paved the way... Erdogan’s visit to Athens on December 7. During that visit both countries signed up (via the Athens
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyfollowing a major row with president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Athens is concerned with this sudden... conducts the so-called "exploratory" talks with Greece and has enjoyed Erdogan’s confidence for many... countries. Erdogan, though, does not seem to share the same enthusiasm, as was the case in 2011 when
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Sealing our borders, closing our minds
Agora) of the calculated and abhorrent way in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can act. But it also... challenge it has created. We can decry Erdogan’s tactics but the fear, division and cynicism... in Idlib, may seem like the only option to show Erdogan that he is not calling the shots, but in reality
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