The need for “calm waters” turns into a unique choice Aegean Sea president Recep Tayyip Erdoganas the situation inside it Turkey after them earthquakes in the south of the country makes his political survival a very difficult bet.

In addition to the immediate devastating consequences in terms of death tolls and a sharp drop in GDP, Turkey seems to have been swept by a wave of anti-government discontent that the ruling party is unable to control. This need to focus at home is de facto obliging Mr. Erdogan to tone down on all fronts abroad.

This attitude emerged during Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Greece Nikos Dendias and Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu on the ruins of destroyed Antioch.

Mr. Tsavusoglu’s drastic change in style and content was indeed justified by the circumstances, but every experienced observer understood that for Anchor for now, the set of priorities is narrowly limited to Turkey’s borders. As for Turkey’s elections, “no one can know anything at the moment,” said a source closely following developments in the country.

After Dendia’s visit to Turkey, Mr. Panayoto-poulos and Mr. Akar will meet today or tomorrow in Brussels.

The earthquake, in addition to sending humanitarian aid, activated a number of channels, while until February 6 Greek-Turkish meetings it was a rare occurrence, limited to the very basics. Since the earthquake, channels have been opened at many different levels (presidential, premier, diplomatic, civil protection) and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.

There is, however, diplomatic restraint in Athens, as at the moment Turkey is a deeply wounded country that could be in a state of transition to a completely different era in the coming months.

Meanwhile, with four to four between the ministers of national defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos And Hulusi AkarPlanned long ago, as K reported on February 5, Greek-Turkish contacts will continue.

Mr. Panagiotopoulos will be in Brussels today for an extraordinary meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine, and tomorrow for a meeting of NATO defense ministers. On the sidelines of one of these two meetings, either late tonight or tomorrow morning, the two ministers are expected to have a brief meeting.

While the four quarters were originally planned to keep some channels open during a period of tension, the earthquake appears to be changing the content and expectations of such a meeting, especially at a time when there were direct contacts between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The composition of the Turkish delegation, which will accompany Mr. Akar in Brussels, will be numerically limited.