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Türkiye does not face growth issues: Finance Minister Şimşek

Türkiye does not experience growth issues while combating inflation and inflationary pressures "will continue to fall" thanks to tight monetary policy, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said.

Assistant Secretary O’Brien to meet Greek and Turkish ambassadors ahead of Biden-Christodoulides talks

US Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien will meet jointly on Wednesday with Greece's Ambassador to the United States Ekaterini Nassika and her Turkish counterpart, Sedat Onal.

The meeting is scheduled at the State Department, ahead of a critical one-on-one between President Joe Biden and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, set to take place a mile away at the White House.

Cyprus emerging as key regional ally for US

In what is seen as a pivotal meeting at the White House, President Joe Biden welcomes Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties amid escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey says Israel’s move to ban UNRWA violates international law

Turkey's Foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Israel's decision to ban the UN relief agency UNRWA from operating inside of the country was a clear violation of international law that aimed to prevent displaced Palestinians from returning home.

Greece to bolster Evros border security with additional 150 guards, says FM

Greece will further bolster security along its Evros border with Turkey by hiring an additional 150 border guards, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has said. These new recruits, supplementing the 450 guards hired over the past two years, will be stationed to support the second line of defense.

Greece and Turkey hold firm on positions ahead of pivotal Nov 8 meeting

The primary timeline for determining whether there is genuine scope for substantive discussions on Greek-Turkish differences remains unchanged, well-informed sources have told Kathimerini.

They note that Greece is not deviating from its well-known and consistently stated public positions on delimiting the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf.

Is there a possibility for new peace talks between Ankara and the PKK?

Just days after we saw moves that hinted a resumption of negotiations between Ankara and the PKK could be on the table, a deadly attack took place in Ankara that killed five people and left more than 20 wounded.

Turkish authorities said the PKK stood behind the attack, and Turkey's air force bombed Kurdish militant targets in neighboring Iraq and Syria.

Bulgarian Election Abroad: High Activity in Turkey, Low Turnout in France

Election day for Bulgarians abroad concluded at 5:00 a.m. Bulgarian time when the last polling stations closed on the West Coast of the USA and Canada, reports BNR. Information from Bulgaria's diplomatic and consular missions confirms that all polling stations worldwide have now completed operations and submitted their results.

Laziness, conservatism and inertia

For lazy people, inertia is paradise. Antonis Samaras, the former conservative prime minister, is not lazy. His strenuous but ultimately unfruitful effort to pull Greece out of the crisis between 2012 and 2015 is proof of that. Moreover, during his tenure as prime minister, despite the economic crisis, there was some diplomatic movement in Greek-Turkish relations.

Escape from Turkey to asylum in Greece

In August 2017, I met him in an apartment in a central area of Athens. For security reasons, his name could not be revealed, nor could his face be shown. The 25-year-old E. was the first Turkish citizen and supporter of the Gulen movement to be officially granted political asylum in Greece after the failed coup in Turkey.

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