The escalating daily inflammatory rhetoric of the Turkish political leadership against Greece is not accidental. In fact, the fact that they are led by Tayyip Erdogan himself, as well as the fact that he uses offensive expressions that are not common even among enemies, leaves no room for misinterpretation. They are the drums of war.

Intense behind the scenes diplomacy is in progress in order to achieve de-escalation in the region of the southeastern Mediterranean and to avoid an accident that could lead to a hot incident between Greece and Turkey.

by Alexandros Moutzouridis (originally published in Greek on slpress.gr)

Ankara's systematic efforts to influence the Trump administration through lobbying are being documented by the Ahval network, with the aim of allowing the sale of American weapons to Turkey. At a time when Erdogan is escalating his aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean and receiving verbal interventions, even from Washington, the Turkish lobby in the United States is working non-stop.