Diplomat, (R) Ambassador
Due to climate change, Springs are getting shorter while summers and winters are extending. It seems that Turkish-Greek relations are also affected by global warming. The warm climate which came after a painful year will not last long. Following the end of summer, as a result of NAVTEXES issued by both parties, the harsh rhetoric
Egypt took into account the sensitivities of Turkey in the specifications of its recent tender for hydrocarbon search licenses in the Mediterranean Sea, triggering fresh diplomacy traffic among Athens, Cairo and Ankara.The area of 24 blocks put on tender on Feb. 18 ends on the southern border of the continental shelf declared by Turkey to
After 35 hours of heated debate, “The law for strengthening Republican values” was adopted by the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the French parliament, last week. Although there is no mention of either Islam or Muslim anywhere in the text, it is no secret that the real purpose of the law is to combat
Human rights issues have always been a difficult subject for Turkish diplomats. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the field of human rights is not considered as an area of expertise like NATO/arms control questions or matters pertaining to Cyprus/Greece. The reason for this is that one would often come across human rights questions at
The 61st round of exploratory talks initiated to solve the Aegean issues between Turkey and Greece were held in Istanbul at the start of last week. The previous meeting had taken place in 2016 in Athens. Since then, Greece has not responded positively to Turkey’s calls for the resumption of exploratory talks. Greece has also
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