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2022-12-20 The Grand Turk
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Americans in Syria supply weapons to Turkey's enemies
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Arif Asalioglu
[REGNUM] Russian low-cost airline returns to Turkey. Erdogan scares the Greeks, but they are not afraid. Turkish press reports from December 12-18, 2022.
According to the Cumhuriyet newspaper , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, who took part in political consultations between Russian-Turkish delegations in Istanbul, made press statements on the Syrian issue. He noted that he supports the normalization of the situation in Syria, and stressed that he considers it necessary to restore the territorial integrity of this country.
Vershinin recalled that Moscow is in favor of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus. The Russian diplomat said that during the talks in Istanbul, the situation in Afghanistan, Libya, Palestine and the Middle East was discussed, and discussions are ongoing on all these issues. Russia also informed Turkey in as much detail as possible about the "situation on the ground" during the special military operation in Ukraine. Vershinin, recalling that the last round of negotiations between the delegations of Moscow and Kyiv took place in Istanbul, said that Istanbul is a suitable platform for this.
TURKEY'S UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE BECOMES THE LARGEST IN EUROPE
According to Aktif Haber , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made statements regarding the expansion of underground gas storage facilities in Istanbul's Silivri district. “The Silivri facility has become the largest underground gas storage facility in Europe. Today, Turkey is the country with the 17th largest gas reserves in the world, with the energy services it offers to its citizens and industry,” the Turkish leader said. The storage capacity at Silivri has been increased to 4 billion 600 million cubic meters, making it the largest gas storage facility in Europe. The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that an electronic trading platform would appear in the coming months, and the gas price for Europe could be determined in Turkey.
EU THREATENED TURKEY
The Karar newspaper writes about the statements of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Relations and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, who called on Ankara to change its policy towards Russia and comply with EU sanctions. Brussels thus made it clear that he does not like close relations between Turkey and Russia. The head of European diplomacy demanded that Ankara change its policy towards Moscow and adhere to Western anti-Russian sanctions. Borrell's statement to the European Parliament was published by a newspaper belonging to the German media group Funke Media Group. "Turkey's policy of not participating in EU restrictive measures against Russia is a growing concern," Borrell said in a statement.
FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSAGE OF OIL TANKERS THROUGH THE STRAITS
Turkish news channel NTV Haber reported on the solution of the problem with the provision of "insurance guarantees" for tankers transporting oil through the Black Sea straits. The latter were asked to issue letters confirming the validity of the P&I insurance. According to the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs of Turkey, eight out of 24 tankers with oil, which since December 1 wanted to cross the Bosporus and Dardanelles from the Black Sea, provided such letters, after which they were able to continue moving.
VOLODIN MET WITH ERDOGAN IN ANKARA
According to the newspaper Sözcü , Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin, who is in Ankara, met with President Erdogan. The details of the meeting were not disclosed. Later, he met with the chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Mustafa Sentop. Expressing the importance for Russia and Turkey of developing inter-parliamentary cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and observance of national interests, Volodin announced plans to host the second conference on combating terrorism and cooperation, which had previously been held in Turkey. The event is scheduled to take place in the first half of next year. Volodin also visited Anitkabir for the first time, the mausoleum of the founder and first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
THE SCANDALOUS DECISION OF THE AMERICANS
According to the portal Sondakika.com, while the Turkish armed forces promise to conduct a ground operation in Syria, Washington made a scandalous decision. It is alleged that the United States sent two military convoys with radar systems and weapons to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the backbone of which is the fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) recognized in Turkey as a terrorist and the People's Self-Defense Forces (YPG). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement that the convoy, divided into two convoys of 40 and 90 vehicles, contains radar systems and weapons for air defense systems. In addition, US Department of Defense spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder announced that the US military,
MITSOTAKIS: "IT'S ERDOGAN WHO DOESN'T WANT TO MEET WITH ME"
According to a report by Aktif Haber , Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a "signal" to Turkey in an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Mitsotakis commented on Erdogan's words to Greece that "we can suddenly swoop in one night." He called them a threat. “Threats like this need to be taken very seriously. I made it clear that I always keep the door open for dialogue. It was Erdogan who said he didn’t want to meet with me,” Mitsotakis said. The Greek prime minister also commented on the situation in the Aegean Sea. “Erdogan questions the sovereignty of the Greek islands. If Turkey wants to put everything on the table and negotiate on issues that were resolved 100 years ago, I'm sorry, I do not intend to conduct a dialogue on these issues," Mitsotakis stressed.
ERDOGAN SPOKE ABOUT THE OPERATION IN SYRIA
The newspaper Sözcü writes about the speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Samsun. At this event, he raised the issue of the operation in Syria. “The United States is moving weapons and ammunition to northern Syria in 4,000 to 5,000 trucks. I told them many times that this is unacceptable for us. But they don't care. Then we ourselves will get rid of the umbilical cord,” he said. The Turkish President also raised the issue of the Greek islands in the Aegean in his speech. “Now we have started to produce our own rockets. This, of course, scares the Greeks. They know about our Tayfun rockets, and every time they hear about them, the Greek winces. They say that we will release them in Athens. What should we do if you don't calm down? Erdogan threatened.
RUSSIA'S NEW STATEMENT ON GAS CENTER IN TURKEY
Internet edition T24reported on the statement of Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko regarding the creation of a gas center in Turkey and the start of negotiations between Ankara and Moscow on this issue. Grushko noted that the gas hub is an absolutely open idea. “We hope that it will be implemented. And, by the way, this will be in the interests of everyone, both gas producers - producing countries, and consumers.
Again, if there is a rational behavior of those who are really interested in gas,” Grushko said. He recalled that the United States and Western countries are talking about the so-called green transition, but "it is obvious to everyone that this transition cannot be carried out at the same speed and in such volumes as it was intended by the "dreamers" of a carbon-free world." All rationally thinking economists understand that that gas as the cleanest carbon fuel for many years, even though it may be transitional, will remain the main source of energy.
“Therefore, we need to think about the things that we have been doing for many years: these are the stability of supplies, the stability of demand, the stability of transit, the stability of the legal climate in which transactions are felt, and the predictability of energy strategies,” Grushko concluded.
TURKMEN GAS SUMMIT
According to Samanyolu Haber, a summit was held in Ashgabat with the participation of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, at which the priority issue was the transportation of Turkmen gas to the West. Agreements were signed in the areas of trade, science, education, culture, customs, energy and transport at the ceremony at the Avaza conference center in Ashgabat.
The meeting also discussed the situation in Ukraine, assessed the situation, discussed the prospects for negotiations and a ceasefire. The leaders of the three countries said that the road to peace could be opened if the opportunity was given to diplomacy, as was the case with the grain agreement and the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have said that the ongoing conflicts have disrupted the security, food supply and energy pillars of the global system. They emphasized
MAYOR OF ISTANBUL SENTENCED TO PRISON
According to the newspaper Milliyet, a hearing was held in a case in which the mayor of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, Ekrem Imamoglu, was tried for allegedly insulting members of the Turkish High Electoral Commission. In relation to Imamoglu, up to four years and one month of imprisonment and a ban on political activity were requested. The court decided to sentence Imamoglu to two years, seven months and 15 days in prison.
In addition to the prison term, the court decided to apply article 53 of the Turkish Constitution, which means a ban on political activity for the mayor of Istanbul. With this decision, the authorities are trying to end the political career of Imamoglu, who, as they say, could become a presidential candidate from the Turkish opposition. Lawyers for the mayor intend to appeal the decision of the court in higher instances. Until the final decision, the mayor of Istanbul will be at large and carry out his duties.
ERDOGAN INVITES PUTIN TO HOLD TRILATERAL SUMMIT WITH ASSAD
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed holding a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia and Syria in Turkey. According to the newspaper Sözcü , in a conversation with journalists after returning from Turkmenistan, the Turkish leader said that he had proposed to Putin to meet in a trilateral format. Erdogan stressed that prior to such a meeting, preliminary talks should be held between the heads of the special services, ministries of defense and foreign affairs of the three countries.
BRIEF ABOUT IMPORTANT
The Russian low-cost airline resumes flights to Turkey, which it stopped after the imposition of sanctions. It will start flights to Istanbul Airport on December 21, to Antalya on December 23 and to Gazipasa-Alanya Airport on December 24.
The Turkish National Intelligence Agency and the police conducted an operation against 44 "private detectives" who allegedly pursued the Palestinians and reported this to the Israeli intelligence service "Mossad". Among the detainees was the founding president of the Association of Private Detectives of Turkey.
The 92-year-old lawsuit ended with the return of the Sansaryan Khan business center to the Armenian Foundation. The Turkish Constitutional Court canceled the nationalization in 1930 of the Sansaryan-khan business center, transferred by the state to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, on the basis of “interference with property rights”.
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