Tag Archives: Turkey

In a damning tweet on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the US showed its “addiction to sanctions and contempt for international law” by targeting Turkey, and expressed support for the country. It was a rare gesture of solidarity between two neighbors that rarely get along. Iran and Turkey are …

In a speech on Monday, Erdogan said that Turkey would not be deterred in defending itself by either US sanctions, or those agreed by the EU in response to the country’s gas drilling in Mediterranean waters claimed by Cyprus.  “We expect support from our NATO ally, America, in our fight …

Turkey is about to be hit with a double dose of sanctions for reasons that are entirely different, but nonetheless related.  On one hand, the European Union is set to blacklist a number of Turkish officials and entities over gas drilling in waters claimed by Cyprus, part of a long-standing …

The Greek coast guards have been engaged in “torture and inhumane treatment every day,” Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a Twitter post, addressing Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarachi. The Turkish minister also posted a video supposedly showing a Greek Coast Guard vessel allegedly abandoning life rafts …

One idea being put forward by Greece is for the 27-member bloc to impose an arms embargo on Turkey. However, as EU leaders gather for a summit this week, foreign affairs commissioner Joseph Borrell is playing down such a move for collective sanctions against Ankara. Greece has censured Germany – …

Erdogan made his comments when talking about the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mediation group on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is co-chaired by France, Russia, and the US. France’s role as a mediator had disappeared over the years. Macron is a burden on France. Macron and France …

In an analysis written for the European Council on Foreign Relations, Gustav Gressel, a senior policy fellow, argues that the extensive (and successful) use of military drones by Azerbaijan in its recent conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh holds “distinct lessons for how well Europe can defend itself.”  Gressel warns that …

“We see ourselves as an inseparable part of Europe… However, this does not mean that we will bow down to overt attacks to our country and nation, veiled injustices, and double standards,” Erdogan said on Sunday as he addressed members of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) party via a …

Of the four people confirmed dead, one drowned during the quake, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said in a statement on Friday, citing preliminary data from local authorities. A further 120 people received various injuries, it said. Shortly afterwards, the presidency revised the tally to six killed and 202 …

The USGS issued a preliminary alert recording the quake as a 7.0 magnitude temblor, but Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said it was a 6.6 quake which struck along the Aegean coast. The temblor struck shortly after 1:51pm local time near the Greek island of Samos, with the …