ISTANBUL – ANSWER. After the earthquake on Feb. Turkish government seems to have put her claims in a drawer and is keeping a low profile Greek-Turkish which currently remain “low” on the electoral agenda in the neighboring country. The need for dialogue and consultations is spoken by officials and the Minister of Defense of the neighboring country Hulusi Akar expresses Ankara’s desire for a “fair distribution of the wealth of the Aegean”. AnalystsHowever, to recall that the maps and letters that Ankara sent to the UN remain there and ignore the right to the continental shelf in the islands or question the sovereignty of the Greek paramilitary islands.

In the context of the election competition, it seems that a full-page article published in Sozku Newspaper. The newspaper, among other things, claims that “20 islands are under Greek occupation.” The same newspaper often expressed similar extreme positions, as did the opposition presidential candidate. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who called the Turkish President: “If you have a soul for what you say about the islands, do it like Ecevit in Cyprus.” Meanwhile, in an interview with NTV, Erdogan called the transformation of Hagia Sophia from the museum to the mosque. “I’m all about where the country once was and where we came from. To some I say Hagia Sophia and they understand… and some don’t. We move forward together with those who understand when we say Hagia Sophia and when we say Karabakh, Erdogan said.

However, analysts note that Ankara’s claims remain in force.

President of the Party of Happiness (Saadet Partisi), Temel Karamolaoglu, one of the Alliance’s six leaders, stressed that with the (National Alliance) coming to power after the elections, Hagia Sophia “will revive its own spirit”, and pointed out that “in addition to parts used as a mosque (i.e. for religious purposes), the rest can be opened for tourist use” as it is a very large building. OUR Sabah newspaper stresses that the opposition may be planning to turn Hagia Sophia into a museum again.

• His position towards her sale of F-16 in Ankara, repeated the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Bob Menendez, in a discussion he had during a hearing with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on issues related to relations with Russia and the rise of China. In a comment, Mr. Menendez asked Mr. Blinken, among other things, what he would call a country that violates foreign airspace and territorial waters, buys Russian weapons and exports them in violation of the Moscow embargo, imprisons lawyers and journalists, attacks to third countries such as Iraq and Syria. Mr Blinken replied, “I would call her a difficult ally.” And Mr. Menendez said: “I call this country Turkey and I don’t know if it should sell F-16s. I don’t know what messages we are sending to the world.”