Turkish FM once again makes provocative statements, talks about Greece's "Maximalist positions" such as the Seville Charter
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Full list of updates here and here

Professor Mehmet Efet Çaman, PhD in Political Science: "DNA tests are banned in Turkey. Turkish government doesn’t open Ottoman ancestral archive records to keep the image of an ethnically homogeneous nation"
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Full list of updates here and here

(unrelated) Azerbaijani president made a statement after Armenia published maps with Turkish F-16s operating in what seem to be bombings against Armenia. The statement was that if Armenians want to live in peace, they should turn against their government and not send troops against Azerbaijani forces
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Full list of updates here and here

Greek PM to meet with Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen ahead of today's summit, most likely to discuss the sanctions against Turkey and the numerous examples that Turkey is not trying to de-escalate
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Full list of updates here and here

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday has expressed concern about Turkey allegedly sending Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan.

Macron’s office said in a statement Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the issue in a phone call Wednesday night, and both “share concern about the sending of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey to Nagorno-Karabakh.” Macron’s office did not provide further information about the mercenaries.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed concerns over reports about “militants from illegal armed groups, in particular from Syria, Libya” being sent to the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The ministry didn’t provide further details, but in a statement urged the “leadership of the states concerned to take effective measures to prevent the use of foreign terrorists and mercenaries in the conflict.”

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-russia-emmanuel-macron-azerbaijan-france-17bf79cf45a29826997ea19300cf2abb

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Turkey's President Erdogan rules out ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh conflict, says US, Russia and France ignored the problem for 30 years and claims time has come for Azerbaijan to take care of this.
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Video from news channel: Two Pakistanis raped a 20-year-old girl in Thessaloniki. They had a car which probably means they have asylum status. The locals also say that they dont allow children to play outside
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Cypriot agency says that the European Council summit today has resolutions regarding Belarus, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the use of chemical weapons against Navalny, China and a framework for EU relations but nothing about Turkey so far
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Erdogan: "We want to resolve the differences in the Eastern Mediterranean, but the ill-educated European Union, Greece and the Greek Cypriot side are holding us captive"
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Greece finds draft of EU summit conclusions unacceptable
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EU Summit: Which countries support Greece and Cyprus and which support Turkey
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Officials from Greece, Cyprus, France, Germany meeting with EU’s Michel and von der Leyen in a bid to reach compromise over EU Council conclusions regarding Turkey after no agreement was reached on the sanctions regarding either Belarus or Turkey
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Merkel: "I would say that our relationship with Turkey is naturally complex and that the European Union is very interested to develop a truly constructive relationship with Turkey 'Despite all the difficulties'"
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Macron at European Council Summit: "Solidarity with Greece and Cyprus is non-negotiable"
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Merkel said "NO" to the sanctions against Turkey: "It is in the interest of the EU, to develop a really constructive relationship with Turkey"
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Austrian Chancellor urges EU sanctions against Turkey
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The meeting between France, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Charles Michael and Von Der Leyen has ended. A new draft has been submitted for approval and talks about it will continue tomorrow, so far the draft has a paragraph condemning Turkey's actions but not the word "Sanctions"
>https://archive.is/Fmyav



According to information, Greece insisted that the reference to a future dialogue with Turkey should be balanced with a reference to sanctions in case the de-escalation proves to be false

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Chancellor Merkel does not want any reference to sanctions, citing, among other things, the agreement announced earlier on a deconfliction mechanism between Athens and Ankara under the auspices of NATO

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According to reports, a new draft of conclusions improved in terms of Turkey has been submitted. According to Politico , there is a paragraph in the new draft that includes harsh descriptions of Turkey, but does not mention the word "sanctions" anywhere.
In fact, a Cypriot official said that talks on Turkey and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean will continue tomorrow, Friday

During a speech today, at the Turkish Parliament, Erdogan said: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other anti-Turkey Gulf states will likely be wiped out from the face of earth.
>https://archive.is/FIOa3

Anonymous Greece takes down 83 Azerbaijan government websites as support for Armenia

Fire at the forest of Dadia. In October there were no fires in Evros. Now a virgin forest is burning that is home to hundreds of species of predators. The fire started from well-known passages of illegal immigrants in the mountainous area of Soufli.
>https://archive.is/HIufi
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After nine hours of negotiations, the EU summit has finally agreed on sanctions against 40 officials from Belarus and a few "hard words" against Turkey and their illegal actions even though no sanctions were imposed thanks to Merkel. Cyprus and Greece have decided to agree with the current conclusions for now
>https://archive.is/yh4Af
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Summit conclusions:

"At the same time, the European Council strongly condemns the violations of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus and insists that they must stop. The European Council calls on Turkey to refrain from such actions in the future, as they violate international law, and stresses that the delimitation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone must be addressed through dialogue and negotiations in good faith, in full respect of international law. . It calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus' invitation to enter into a dialogue aimed at resolving all maritime disputes between Turkey and Cyprus.

At the same time, the European Council supports the rapid resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus issue, under the auspices of the UN, and remains fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue within the UN and in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 550 and 789 of the SA, in compliance with the principles on which the EU is based. Expects the same from Turkey. The EU stands ready to play an active role in supporting the negotiations, including by appointing, after the resumption, a representative to the UN mission."

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"provided that constructive efforts to stop illegal activities against Greece and Cyprus continue, the European Council agreed to launch a positive EU-Turkey political agenda, with an emphasis on modernizing the Customs Union and facilitating trade, as well as ongoing cooperation on migration, under the EU-Turkey Declaration (2016). The European Council calls on its President, in cooperation with the President of the European Commission and with the support of the High Representative, to draw up a proposal for the renewal of the EU-Turkey agenda."

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Sadly, thanks to Merkel, no sanctions were imposed and she also did not wat any mention of sanctions to be in the text, she made reference to the now scheduled meetings between Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers after October 5th (which will probably go nowhere thanks to Turkey making absurd demands)

Macron

"We can not re-engage in a dialogue with Turkey if we allow it to cross red lines. We must show stability and clarity, without escalating," Macron said after the summit. "There was a big gap around the table. We worked with Chancellor Merkel to achieve this result. "We have all made concessions and this text is the best we can get tonight, because it sends a very clear, firm message to Turkey about Greece and Cyprus and it clearly calls for dialogue"