ISTANBUL – ANSWER. Her annoyance Ankara for his attitude Berlin in Greek-Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a telephone conversation with the German Chancellor Olaf Soltz. According to the statement of the Turkish President, Mr. Erdogan urged Berlin to return to “neutrality” in relations between Greece and Turkey.

Her support has long been noticed in the Turkish capital Germany in Hellas, while Mr. Soltz’s visit to Athens last week and statements in favor of the Greek positions provoked a strong reaction. This is also the reason why the Turkish president has expressed a desire to have some kind of balance. All analysts agree that since the day Ms Merkel left and Mr Soltz took office, Berlin has become more explicitly supportive of Greece. However, they acknowledge that the Turkish government’s threatening statements about invading Greece or questioning the sovereignty of the islands strengthened the position of the German government.

Journalistic sources, however, do not rule out the possibility that the German Chancellor also conveyed his country’s views on Greek-Turkish relations to the Turkish President, asking Ankara to change its position, and that he conveyed messages from Greece, following Mr. Soltz’s recent meeting with Kyriakos. Mitsotakis. To the Turkish government, they expressed similar dissatisfaction with the US attitude towards Greek-Turkish relations.

The leaders of the two countries also discussed the development of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the Turkish President stressed to the German Chancellor that the dialogue between Ankara and the EU, negotiations on the renewal of the Customs Union and negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU. they will have to start over.

Analysts acknowledge that Germany’s stance after Merkel’s departure is linked to recent threats of an invasion of Greece or the sovereignty issue of the islands.

Mr. Erdogan also underlined that he attaches “special importance” to close dialogue with Saltz to strengthen bilateral relations in all areas and that this dialogue will help revitalize Turkey’s EU accession process.

Conversation with Putin

Later, Mr. Erdogan spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin, and they discussed regional issues, in particular the recent developments in the Russian-Ukrainian war. The Turkish President expressed optimism that Russia and Ukraine would establish a solution-oriented partnership, but also that resolving the grain crisis through a constructive approach would help resume negotiations. Mr. Erdogan assured that Ankara will take “necessary initiatives” with all parties to solve the problems related to the implementation of the agreement on the export of grain through the Black Sea.

Bahceli challenge

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Nationalist Action party, Devlet Bahceli, referred to the Turkish Typhoon ballistic missile and said that its launch “given a signal of confidence to friends.” How the message was given to the nests of the enemies and it continues and will continue. Turkey is not joking. Let the enemies gather their thoughts. We are not kidding. The giant has woken up.