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Mitsotakis: justice served for Marfin bank arson victims, cooperation with Turkey incompatible with casus belli threat
In his weekly review, Mitsotakis detailed the Marfin arson arrests, Turkey's casus belli stance at the NATO summit, a new fuel discount scheme, Greece's DSRB membership, judicial reforms and record foreign investment figures for 2025
Cyprus condemns the illegal memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the occupied territories regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline
The statement notes, among other things, that this “memorandum” is yet another manifestation of Turkey’s revisionist policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
“Hagia Sophia: A symbol of the Conquest of Constantinople”: Turkish Culture Minister provokes on six years since its reopening as a mosque
Another anniversary of the “historic day” has arrived, when Hagia Sophia was reopened for worship with the signature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy wrote, among other things, in a social media post
Congress allows sale of F110 engines to Ankara for Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet, report Hurriyet and Yeni Safak
A joint resolution that would have blocked the transaction did not advance during the 15-day congressional review period, according to the pro-government Turkish newspapers. The sale of General Electric F110 engines is considered significant for the KAAN fighter program
Hurriyet: Sale of S-400s to a third country could open the way to lifting sanctions and reviving the F-35 issue
The Turkish newspaper says that transferring the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to a third Gulf country is emerging as the most likely scenario for lifting U.S. CAATSA sanctions and restarting discussions over the F-35 program
K.M. and Erdogan’s pistol, Nikos at the funeral, Alexis in Sardinia, and Polakis… ready for a procession!
Hello, let me start by saying something nice for once about our Nikos, the leader of PASOK—he did the right thing by attending the funeral of the murdered woman, whose family belongs to the New Democracy party.
Turkey rejects European Parliament resolution on Cyprus, calls it “invalid and baseless”
Ankara accuses the EU of a “biased stance” on the Cyprus issue and defends the Turkish armed forces, voices full backing for the breakaway north and accuses Brussels of drifting away from historical impartiality
Mitsotakis pushes back on Turkey F-35 debate: ‘the real story Is Europe’s defence’
The prime minister noted that, when issues concerning Greek-Turkish relations arise, “we discuss them among ourselves" and that the focus should be on defence, with Greece having hit 2035 targets
Message from Nicosia to Ankara: without progress on the Cyprus issue, the path to the EU will not open for Turkey
Progress in EU-Turkey relations remains directly tied to progress on the Cyprus issue - that is the message Nicosia has sent to Ankara, after last night's dinner between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
