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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...
Diplomacy
Biden to Push Sweden’s NATO Entry in Return for F-16s to Turkey
President Joe Biden said that he hopes to get an agreement at the NATO Summit to get Turkey to approve Sweden's membership in return for the sale of F-16s to Ankara.
Speaking to CNN on Sunday, the American President revealed...
Diplomacy
Turkey and Egypt Exchange Envoys in a Move to Normalize Relations
Turkey and Egypt jointly announced on Tuesday their decision to increase diplomatic representation to the level of ambassadors after 10 years of tension.
The announcement is seen as a move to normalize relations and restore the bilateral ties between the...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis and Erdogan Agree to Meet at NATO Summit
Just a day after his electoral victory, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reportedly agreed to meet with his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an upcoming summit next month.
In recent years, tensions between Greece and Turkey had...
Business
Turkey Hikes Interest Rate to 15% in U-turn by Erdogan
Turkey’s central bank raised the key interest rate Thursday, almost doubling it from 8.5% to 15% as the new economic administration of recently re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarked on a dramatic monetary policy U-turn.
The whopping 650-basis-point rate rise...
Politics
Turkey’s Erdogan Takes Oath as President after Historic Win
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in as head of state in Turkey after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years.
“I, as president, swear upon my honor and integrity before the great...
Politics
Erdogan Wins Turkey’s Presidential Elections
Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilincaroglu in the country’s runoff election on Sunday.