Germany demands Turkey to respect international law

από Greek American News Agency | 23 Δεκ, 2019 | ENGLISH

By Egypt Today. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has stressed that Berlin stands in solidarity with Athens and Nicosia, calling Ankara to respect international law. Kramp-Karrenbauer arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday for a two-day Christmas visit to the...

Turkey’s Grand Plans for Middle East Primacy

από Greek American News Agency | 23 Δεκ, 2019 | ENGLISH

Ankara’s grand strategy can be seen as combining military, political and economic initiatives into similar frameworks and having a willingness to use threats to achieve its goals. by Seth J. Frantzman, National Interest. Turkey went to the recent NATO summit under a...

Turkish Ambassador in Washington: US needs Turkey more than Turkey needs US

από Greek American News Agency | 23 Δεκ, 2019 | ENGLISH

By Middle east Monitor. Turkey’s envoy to the United States says Washington needs Ankara more, citing its role in Middle East if the former wants to carry out operations in the region. Serdar Kilic told Anadolu Agency that US lawmakers think Turkey needs the US and is...

Erdoğan questions sovereignty of disputed islands in Aegean

από Greek American News Agency | 23 Δεκ, 2019 | ENGLISH

By Ahval Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday questioned the sovereignty of certain islands in the Aegean Sea, echoing Turkey’s long-time maritime borders dispute with Greece. The Turkish president warned against any blockading or trapping of Turkey in its...

Turkey steps into East Mediterranean oil and gas rush

από Greek American News Agency | 23 Δεκ, 2019 | ENGLISH

By Yasar Yakis, Arab News Turkey was eager to be part of the oil and gas rush in the Eastern Mediterranean for decades, but was sluggish in taking concrete action. It was slow in delineating maritime boundaries, because it had problems with almost all of its...