It appears that, contrary to Western predictions, Erdogan’s hegemony has not come to an end, the foreign minister said. Nikos Dendiascommenting on the results of yesterday’s elections in Türkiye.

“We always hope for the best, but we are also preparing for the worst,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs added on the air of the Alfa 989 radio station.

“The Turkish side has completely changed its rhetoric and recently changed its policy, and this is absolutely welcome after the visit and the country’s behavior after the earthquakes,” said Mr. Dendias, adding: “From there we have a long way to travel.”

Asked about Turkey’s ambitions and the role it wants to play in the region, he replied: “I hope Turkey understands that it is for these ambitions that close and friendly relations with Greece are an important, if not a necessary condition.”

“Greece has nothing to lose from a rich and stable Turkey. The question is for Turkey to move away from the logic of neo-Ottoman imposition,” he said.

Commenting on the polls in the neighboring country, the head of the Foreign Ministry recalled that “Turkey is a huge country with a huge depth that is difficult to detect in the polls.”

Speaking about the elections in Greece, he expressed confidence that the “New Democracy” will win the elections, and stressed that he goes to the elections with a clear position, “we do not go to the elections with a proposal for cooperation.” “We do not believe in partnerships, we believe that an independent government of one party, the first party, should form an independent government,” Mr. Dendias stressed.

^{Source: APE-MEB}