Turkish Analysts: Erdogan’s New Law Lets Him Claim Aegean Islands Are Under His Control
Turkish political analysts are warning that a new “Blue Homeland” law gives Erdogan the legal authority to declare that Greek islands, islets, and rocky…
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Turkey Plans to Legally Enshrine “Blue Homeland” Claims Against Greece
Turkey is preparing to submit a bill to its parliament in June that would give legal and institutional status to the “Blue Homeland” doctrine, its sweeping…
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Turkey’s Bill Would Block Greece From the Aegean
Turkey is preparing legislation that would write its sweeping maritime claims in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean into domestic law, and Athens is already…
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Erdogan: “Europe Without Turkey Will Remain Incomplete and Vulnerable”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Europe Day on Saturday to deliver a pointed message to Brussels: Europe needs Turkey more than Turkey needs the EU.
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Turkey’s Middle East Power Grab Has Greece in Its Way
Turkey is making a calculated move to position itself as the dominant transit hub of the Middle East, and Greece is standing directly in its path. That’s the…
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Turkey Tables Bill to Seize Aegean and Med Gas Rights
Turkey is preparing to submit legislation to its parliament that would formally codify its maritime jurisdiction claims over disputed areas of the Aegean and…
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Erdogan: “Cyprus Issue Blocked Turkey’s Journey to the EU”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Cyprus issue Monday for derailing Turkey’s decades-long bid to join the European Union, using a post-cabinet…
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Erdogan: “Europe Needs Us More Than We Need Europe”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Monday that Europe’s need for Turkey is greater than Turkey’s need for Europe, and predicted that gap will only…
