Berlin stands up for Turkey’s SAFE bid
Germany reaffirmed its support for Turkey’s participation in the European defense initiative SAFE, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul calling Ankara a “reliable and important NATO ally.”
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GEOPOLITICS
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POLITICS 
September 28, 2025 PM Mitsotakis calls on Turkey to withdraw ‘casus belli’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkey to abandon its “casus belli” (cause for war) during his weekly social media update on Sunday, where he reflected on his participation in the UN General Assembly.
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CYPRUS
September 27, 2025 International law is Cyprus answer to Turkey’s provocations
International law, principles and our will for a reunified homeland are the answer to Turkey’s continued intransigence and provocative stance, House acting President, Zacharias Koulias, said on Thursday.
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GEOPOLITICS
September 15, 2025 Greek PM says Turkey should not join EU defense program
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned against Turkey’s participation in the Security Action For Europe (SAFE), a joint borrowing scheme backed by the EU budget to strengthen the bloc’s defense capabilities.
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GEOPOLITICS
September 13, 2025 Italy and Turkey assert strategic relations
Days after Chevron and HelleniQ Energy expressed interest in exploration south of Crete and amid tensions over Greece-Cyprus power links, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized respect for Ankara’s sovereign rights and international law in all Mediterranean activities.
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ECONOMY
August 30, 2025 Turkish second-quarter economic growth expected at 4.1%
Turkey’s economy is expected to have grown by 4.1% in the second quarter and to grow by 2.9% for 2025 as a whole, well lower than government forecasts, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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GEOPOLITICS
August 29, 2025 Turkey warns of potential crisis with Greece over ‘cheap politics’
Turkey’s foreign minister warned on Thursday that tensions with Greece could escalate into a crisis with “geostrategic costs” for Athens if Greek politicians continue what he described as “cheap politics” targeting Ankara.
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ECONOMY
June 26, 2025 Turkey to start exploring for gas off Libya
Turkey is moving slowly and methodically in its developing relations with Libya so as not to disrupt the delicate balance it has achieved with the United States, as is evident from the memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday between Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in Istanbul for exploration in […]
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WORLD
June 10, 2025 Turkey to launch its own marine parks in response to Greek plan, report says
Following Greece’s announcement that it would create two marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, Turkey is expected to map similar parks in a tit-for-tat move, according to Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu on Tuesday.
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GEOPOLITICS
June 5, 2025 Turkey to press allies for access to EU defense funds
Turkey will press European allies which plan to sharply ramp up their defense spending to ease restrictions that now require most of that money to be spent in the EU, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters on Wednesday ahead of a NATO meeting.
