Greek-Italian maritime deal disrupts Turkey’s endeavour for East Mediterranean dominance
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst… Greece and Italy signed a historic agreement yesterday that demarcates the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the two countries in the Ionian Sea. The agreement signed between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio has many ramifications in the entire Eastern…
Failures in Syria and Libya fuel coup speculations against Erdogan
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst… Turkish media has been full of speculation of a potential coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, including from state-run Anadolu Agency, and other major outlets like Sabah and Haberturk. Erdoğan already survived a 2016 coup attempt against him that he blames on his ex-ally, Fethullah Gülen, who leads the FETÖ Islamic…
Turkey’s “Mask Diplomacy” Mends Bad Relations with U.S.
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst… A letter from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to U.S. President Donald Trump accompanied medical supplies sent to the U.S. from Turkey. There is little hiding that the U.S. is the most affected country from the coronavirus pandemic with over a million cases and about…
Erdogan and Turkey
Submitted by George Callaghan… NATO is supposed to stand for democracy and human rights. It begs the question as to why Turkey is allowed to be a member of this alliance. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey as prime minister or president since 2002. His party is the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the…
Erdogan has complete MELTDOWN, lashes out at Greece for protecting borders (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan childish tirade against Greece, by stating that Greek security forces are behaving like Nazis, as they protect the Greek and EU border against Turkish trained and coached migrants trying to cross over. Support Free Speech: Subscribe to The Duran on YouTube – Find…
Greece’s Migrant Crisis Has Further Exposed Turkish Fake News
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, Research Fellow at the Center for Syncretic Studies… Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempt to intimidate the Syrian Army and force them to withdraw to the Sochi Agreement lines in Idlib utterly failed, resulting in the Turkish leader having to embarrassingly accept large swathes of liberated territory will…
As migrant dispute heats up, where is Angela Merkel? (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the disappearance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel amidst the latest migrant row between Turkey and the European Union via the Greek and Bulgarian borders. In Germany, CDU chairman Friedrich Merz, broke away from Merkel’s ‘all migrants welcome policy,’ stating that he wants to offer Turkey “every…
Al Qaeda Thanks Turkey for Protecting It Against Assad, Russia, Iran
Eric Zuesse On March 7th, Al Qaeda’s now largest branch, which is its Syrian organization that used to be called Al Nusra, praised Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan because his Government stands up for Al Qaeda, and for other jihadist organizations which are trying to overthrow Syria’s secular Government, which is led by Bashar al-Assad. Al…
Putin furious with Erdogan, but will he stop Turkey’s war in Syria? (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the meeting in Moscow between Russian President Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan. Erdogan made many outrageous claims, including that Turkey had killed over 2,500 Syrian troops during fighting in Idlib’s surrounding areas…a claim which is ridiculous on its face, and exposes how out of touch the Turkish…
Erdogan Tells Putin: “We’re in Idlib to protect the people there.”
Eric Zuesse On Thursday, March 5th, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meets privately with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, so as to arrange a face-saving way for Erdogan finally to end his attempted theft of Syria’s Idlib Province away from Syria — his attempt to seize it for Turkey. According to Middle East Eye, on…
