10.11.2021
Editorial: The predictably unpredictable Mr. Erdogan
Erdogan has often demonstrated that the only way he knows to address domestic problems is through aggressiveness in the Eastern Mediterranean and elsewhere.
Erdogan
23.09.2021
Tempest in a teapot: The attacks on Archbishop Elpidophoros and foreign policy stunts
All previous archbishops at least from Athenagoras (later Ecumenical Patriarch) on, have met and maintained good relations with the US president of the day and are invited to the White House
06.09.2021
Islamist, nationalist outburst from Erdogan on Hagia Sophia
'I returned it [Hagia Sophia] to those who are its owners since the time of Mehmed the Conqueror...Either I will take Byzantium or Byzantium will take me,' Erdogan declared.
22.07.2021
Editorial: Erdogan’s provocations
The Turkish president announced the opening of a small portion of the fenced off, ghost city of Varosha, which has been guarded by Turkish occupation forces for the last 47 years.
16.06.2021
Editorial: A calculated diplomacy
Ankara – as was confirmed by the Biden-Erdogan talks with bilateral relations tattered – will always be viewed as a crucial ally for the West, of which Greece is a part.
08.06.2021
Editorial: Lines
One can achieve aims during PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the possible Biden-Mitsotakis meeting.
31.05.2021
Exclusive Interview TO VIMA – Mevlut Cavusoglu: The “keys” for a solution
The Turkish Foreign Minister talks to TO VIMA ahead of his meetings with Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Dendias.
26.04.2021
Editorial: A just act
President Joe Biden’s recognition in precisely articulated language of the Armenian Genocide reflects the birth of a new outlook that is not confined to the realm of geopolitics.
24.04.2021
Biden takes historic step to recognise Armenian Genocide
A year ago, while still a presidential candidate, Biden commemorated the 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children who lost their lives in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.
14.04.2021
Dendias to meet Cavusoglu, Erdogan in bid to transcend quagmire in bilateral talks
While the meeting with Cavusoglu had been scheduled earlier, Erdogan’s surprise move to meet Dendias comes straight on the heels of his snub of European Commission President Ursula van Der Leyen.
06.04.2021
Editorial: Trap
Erdogan's stance is based on the multi-faceted domestic crisis that Turkey is entering. It is also based on a complete shift in his policies since the abortive coup attempt in 2016.
17.02.2021
Editorial: Remaining dedicated to dialogue
Severe domestic problems and international pressures on Turkey’s president have led to erratic actions, including dangerous games in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
03.12.2020
Editorial: Continuity in US Foreign Policy
'The skirmish two days ago at a Nato foreign ministers’ teleconference between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu does not alter the facts, nor does it signal a shift in Washington’s stance towards Ankara.'
13.11.2020
Editorial: Equation
The problem is that despite various indications Turkey’s next moves remain unknown because we have not yet learned to read them properly.
27.10.2020
Editorial: Persistence
Athens has been offered a great opportunity to exploit the European wave of dissatisfaction with Ankara by responding calmly to provocations, and persistently highlighting Ankara’s violations of Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
26.10.2020
Editorial: Turkey is now an international problem
By denouncing the alleged mistreatment of Muslims in Europe based on Emmanuel Macron’s decision to project cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on government buildings, Erdogan is posing as the only true and dynamic protector of the world’s two billion Muslims.
20.10.2020
Editorial: New realities in Cyprus
With the election of Erdogan’s chosen candidate, Ersin Tatar, many believe that Ankara’s control over the occupied territories will be even tighter and more glaring.
16.10.2020
Editorial: Endurance test
Greece has openly expressed its willingness to commence a substantial dialogue with Turkey which both the EU and the US strongly support.
