U.S Secretary of State Mike pompeo lamented the Turkish attitude and said that "bullying and coercion" is no way to settle disputes and said that Turkey should reconsider the procurement of the S-400 systems and that Turkey should withdraw from it
>https://archive.is/b7uQw
>https://archive.is/zjfdW

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U.S Senators have sent a letter to Trump, asking him to contact Erdogan and try to reverse the reopening of the Varosia region (in the Cypriot city of Farmagusta), they also said that the US must lead the UN initiative to solve the issue in Cyprus and implement the resolutions 550 and 789 of the UN Security Council
>https://archive.is/J2Ape

» Letter

" Dear President

With this letter we want to express our deep concern about the intention to open the beach of Varosia in Cyprus in violation of United Nations resolutions and the long-term policy of our country.

We urge you to contact President Erdogan directly to reverse this decision. We also encourage you to work through the SA. to ensure the implementation of the existing resolutions of the Varos Agency.

Through his actions in Varosha and his support for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President Erdogan is working feverishly to change the situation on the ground while the West is busy with other events. The United States must reverse this situation and make it clear that we have a strong interest in events throughout the region. This starts with your involvement and the involvement of the Foreign Minister.

We support a return to dialogue after months of tension in Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, but Erdogan's move to Varos seriously calls into question Turkey's genuine diplomatic commitment.

In cooperation with the EU the United States must take the lead in condemning these acts. The United States must also lead UN initiatives to implement the resolutions on Varos, including Resolution 550 of 1984 calling for the transfer of control of the city to the UN and 789 of 1992. Without such strong messages from the United Nations Turkey will feel empowered to take further steps that will permanently damage hopes for a bi-communal bi-zonal federation.

We understand that you have a close relationship with President Erdogan and that you communicate with him often. We support cooperation with foreign leaders if it promotes US interests.

Please work with a sense of urgency and use your friendship with President Erdogan to ask him to comply with the SA resolutions. to stop undermining the prospects for reunification negotiations "


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Three police officers injured after a man shot at them with a carbine or shotgun during the Gypsy protest in Menidi, Western Greece, against the death of an 18 year old Gypsy who according to some was trying to burglarize a home when the homeowner shot him
>https://archive.is/aTxVx

The parties agreed on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh from October 10

The agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh comes into force at 12:00 on Saturday, October 10. This is stated in a message on the website of the Russian foreign Ministry.

"A cease-fire is declared from 12: 00 on October 10, 2020 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and other detained persons and the bodies of the dead with the mediation and in accordance with the criteria of the International Committee of the red cross," the text States.

It is specified that the parameters of the ceasefire will be agreed upon additionally.

Earlier it was reported that the talks between the foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Sergey Lavrov, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh are taking place in Moscow for nine hours.

https://www.russian.rt.com/ussr/news/791188-lavrov-prekraschenie-ogon-karabah

https://archive.vn/6CUnL

Smyrna's (Izmir) National Park of the Virgin Mary is facing drilling on its land, as the Turkish Environment and Urbanisation Ministry removed its protected status
>https://archive.is/5hYNR

Turkish Foreign Minister says that a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan will not replace a "lasting solution"
>https://archive.is/dDgTp

500 illegal immigrants arrived in Lampedusa, Italy today. They arrived in 7 boats in a row, while the government wants to impose isolation rules on Italians due to the virus while taking in thousands of immigrants every month.
This while the leftist government is studying a new total lockdown for the Italians

Source:
https://twitter.com/RadioSavana/status/1314934204564746244

"I received threats from Turkey to withdraw from the "elections". said Akinci, the opposition candidate for the elections in the illegally occupied "Northern Cyprus", he opposed the reopening of Varosia supported by Erdogan and the current "president" of Northern Cyprus
>https://archive.is/a9Von
>https://archive.is/3yzfa

» Article
[...]

According to Ahval, Akinci said that "there are some groups that have close relations and are loyal to those who rule Turkey. I received a message through my secretary that it would be better for my family and relatives not to participate in the "elections"

[...]
The reaction of the so-called Turkish embassy to the occupied territories was immediate, which in a statement states that Akinci's claim is untrue.

Turkey responds to UN regarding Famagusta: "Take into account the real facts"
>https://archive.is/71Wmi

» Article
[...]
Turkey fully supports the TRNC statement on the issue. The decision of the Turkish authorities regarding the enclosed city of Varosia, which is the territory of the TRNC, does not pave the way for victimization. There is no regime change in the region"

"Therefore, the claim that this resolution is contrary to the decisions of the UN Security Council does not reflect reality. "The international community must take into account the events on the island and not the propaganda of the Greek Cypriot administration and evaluate the developments without prejudice," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

He concludes by saying that "the defense of the status quo will not benefit either the two communities that are "co-owners" of the island of Cyprus, nor will it contribute to the resolution of the Cyprus problem".

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Turkey's rhetoric has always been that there are Turks living in Cyprus and that they are being denied things such as money from the revenues that Cyprus gets from exploring natural gas reserves in its waters and they want Cyprus to "share" part of its revenue with the occupied region of "Northern Cyprus" because according to them the Turks living there are "co-owners" of the island and deserve it.

in 1974 Turks were a very small portion of the population, some calculate their numbers to equate to 15% which were all immigrants sent there by the Ottomans to make their presence stronger in the island. Today, they want to claim Farmagusta for themselves, not only as a city but also to build bases to that they could further their illegal search for oil and gas in the region.

Farmagusta is currently a ghost town, and it should not be settled by others that are not its original inhabitants or their relatives of which Turks dont belong to, one of their attempts was that if Cypriots recognized that the Turks owned it, a Turkish organization that according to them owns the entire city, would "rent" parts of it to the Cypriots, but only if they recognized Turkish ownership of it

German Commerzbank analyst, Tata Goze, says that although Erdogan has ruled it out, it is difficult to avoid something like an IMF bailout for Turkey
>https://archive.is/1tfdM

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[...]
According to German Commerzbank analyst Tata Goze, "a comparison with other emerging economies shows that the devaluation of the Turkish lira is not so much related to the coronavirus pandemic but more to the pressured and politically dependent central bank of the country"

The analyst also estimates that Turkey's free foreign exchange reserves had fallen by 8 billion at the end of September, according to official statistics.
[...]

After Greece issued a NAVTEX near the Greek island of Chios for military exercises, Turkey issued an anti-NAVTEX claiming that Chios is violating the Lausanne threaty and that the island is militarized, something covered multiple times and debunked since it does not violate article 13 of the Lausanne treaty that allows partial militarization
>https://archive.is/s2ILb
>https://archive.is/c54wq
>https://archive.is/pKusn

» Article 13
With a view to ensuring the maintenance of peace, the Greek Government
undertakes to observe the following restrictions in the islands of
Mytilene, Chios, Samos and Nikaria:

(I) No naval base and no fortification will be established in the said
islands.

(2) Greek military aircraft will be forbidden to fly over the
territory of the Anatolian coast. Reciprocally, the Turkish Government
will forbid their military aircraft to fly over the said islands.

(3) The Greek military forces in the said islands will be limited to
the normal contingent called up for military service, which can be
trained on the spot, as well as to a force of gendarmerie and police
in proportion to the force of gendarmerie and police existing in the
whole of the Greek territory.

source:
http://sam.baskent.edu.tr/belge/Lausanne_ENG.pdf

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Turkey purposefully tries to twist the meaning of what the Lausanne treaty says, claiming that exercises or any military presence in such islands are fortifications when it clearly states that naval bases and other fortifications most likely related to an increased number of forces and assets, which Greece is not adding to the island.

Turkey has for years also violated the islands airspace and performed overflights directly over some of its cities and the islands themselves, violating the same article that they claim Greece is violating, such airspace violations happen on a regular basis although direct overflights usually happen with less frequency, usually during celebratory days in Greece such as religious Holidays or national celebratory days, an occurrence that has been going on for several years now without any actions from the EU or UN

Turkey issues NAVTEX saying that their NAVTEX for a seismic survey operation inside Cypriot EEZ waters is valid and that the Cypriot anti-NAVTEX issued in the region is invalid. The Turkish NAVTEX also states that they dont recognize Cyprus as a legitimate state
>https://archive.is/HmFLM

Egypt’s president ratified on Saturday a maritime deal setting its Mediterranean Sea boundary with Greece and allowing for both countries to seek maximum benefit from the resources available in an exclusive economic zone, including oil and gas reserves
>https://archive.is/lkiJA

Turkish Businesses Call on Saudi Arabia Not to Block Imports. They complained that Saudi companies had to sign letters committing not to import Turkish goods and that Turkish contractors were excluded from major tenders. They also complained of a tweet made by Council of Saudi Chambers Chairman, urging a boycott of imports from Turkey.
>https://archive.is/sHSFS

Greek border guards have acquired Sonic and Ultrasonic equipment, something that would have been extremely useful during the March crisis. The system produces very loud sound that can cause panic and disorient people in a certain area with a 4Km range
>https://archive.is/ZZKCM