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Greek Prime Minister says he is ready to "welcome" the Turkish army

09/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

GREECE / TURKEY. Visiting Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis responded firmly to Turkish threats to invade the Aegean islands.

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Turkey threatens Greece with military takeover of Aegean islands

09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / GREECE. The quarrel between Turkey and Greece has reached a new level with a statement by Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly threatening to seize the Aegean islands.

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Turkey and Israel resume "full and complete" diplomatic relations

08/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / ISRAEL. After twelve years of quarrel, the Turkish and Israeli authorities decided the complete restoration of their diplomatic relations. Good news for regional stability.

Fitch downgrades Turkish debt to B with negative outlook

07/11/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The British agency Fitch Ratings has decided to lower Turkey's long-term sovereign debt rating from B+ to B, with a negative outlook.

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Tensions between Turkey and Greece lead to a breakdown in dialogue

05/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / GREECE. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decided not to speak to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he asked the Americans not to deliver F-16s to Turkey.

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Turkey bans warships from Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits

03/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia leads to the closure by Turkey of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to all military vessels. Ankara's neutrality is justified by its desire not to offend either side.

Turkey to have its own fighter jet in 2025

01/07/2022 | Industry

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Turkish inflation hits two-decade high

01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. According to the country's National Statistics Office, inflation in Turkey has reached 36.08% over the year, seven times higher than the figure forecast by the government. Exports have also reached a record high.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigns to an indirect increase in interest rates

12/21/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. Turkish President reverses course and halts the collapse of the Turkish lira.

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Turkish lira's fall still fuels inflation chapter

12/17/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The low interest rate policy advocated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading to a surge in inflation and an inexorable fall in the Turkish lira.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic strategy causes the pound to plunge

11/24/2021 | Society / Institutions

Turkey. While the inflation rate would impose a rise in interest rates, the President of Turkey forces the Central Bank to lower them.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus

07/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

CYPRUS / TURKEY. In the northern part of Cyprus, the Turkish president has been pushing for a partition of the Mediterranean island between the Greek and Turkish communities.

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Ground-breaking ceremony for the Istanbul Canal

06/28/2021 | Transport

TURKEY. Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially launched the construction of the Istanbul Canal, a new maritime route which will allow ships to link the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

04/15/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.

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The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones

04/08/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Who will lead the Libya of tomorrow? Today, no name stands out, except those of the former contenders: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Saif el Islam Gaddafi. The analysis of their candidacies by the experts of econostrum.info disqualifies them all because of their past mistakes.

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

03/26/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.

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Central Bank governor's sacking creates turmoil in Turkish financial markets

03/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The Turkish lira has suffered a sharp depreciation in the foreign exchange market after the sacking of Naci Agbal, governor of the Central Bank, who was replaced by a former ruling party deputy Sahap Kavcioglu.

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Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity

03/18/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The Turkish Public Prosecutor's Office launches a procedure to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish left-wing movement, at the Court of Cassation. The authorities consider it to be very close to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), considered a terrorist party.

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

01/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to soften his relations with France and the European Union

01/12/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Turkish president wants to "put back on track" relations between his country and the European Union.

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