🔴 While EU officials such as Borrell, Charles Michel and Ursula Von Der Leyen express their solidarity to Macron after the two consecutive disrespectful comments from Erdogan, Merkel has not made any statement and is expected to make a "lukewarm" statement today
>https://archive.is/DDGTJ

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🔹The German press is calling for an end to the accession negotiations as, according to the German media, the Turkish president has long had a highly aggressive policy towards Europe

🔹Charles Michel tweeted: "Instead of a positive agenda, Turkey chooses challenges, unilateral actions in the Mediterranean and now insults. It is unacceptable. Respect for Europe and its Member States"

🔹The Greek Prime Minister expressed his full support for the President of France Emmanuel Macron
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🔴 During a press conference with the "president" of the "Northern Cyprus", Erdogan said he believed it would be a waste of time to start negotiations on a federation-only solution, while Tatar said "the proposal for a five-party summit is the last chance."
>https://archive.is/G1iPi

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Erdogan:
🔹"[...] There are already two separate peoples and two separate states that have been established in Cyprus. At the point we have reached, we believe that it would be a waste of time to start negotiations exclusively on the basis of the federation.

🔹As we protect our rights on our continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean, so we maintain the legal rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriot people as an equal partner of the island. The reason for the current situation in the Eastern Mediterranean is the duo of Greece and Greek Cypriots who from 2003 until now, do not listen to our warnings and do not take into account our constructive proposals”

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🔴 Erdogan increases tensions in Cyprus, during his press conference with the "Northern Cypriot President" he joked about having a picnic in Farmagusta, which they decided to reopen partially, going against two UN Security Council Resolutions
>https://archive.is/aPhhq

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🔴 The Austrian Chancellor criticized Erdogan's comments regarding the French President, he also said that Turkey is showing everyone that it is moving away from the European Union and European values
>https://archive.is/l6xFe

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🔹"These insults show once again that Turkey is moving further and further away from the European Union and common European values, " the Austrian chancellor wrote on his Twitter account, expressing " full support and solidarity with France ".

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🔴 New crescendo of Turkish challenges with 34 Greek Airspace violations, overflights over archipelagos and virtual dogfights (without engagement)
>https://archive.is/2oGMA

‼️ According to international treaties (most notably Lausanne, Article 13), Turkish jets are forbidden of performing overflights above Greek islands

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🇸🇾🇹🇷 Idlib Media, Idlib Post:
— "A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of the city of Iskenderun in the Hatay state, southern Turkey, on the border with Syria."

🔗 IDLIB POST (@IdlibEn)

🔴French Commerce Minister Frank Rister said that despite the calls by Turkey to the boycott of French products, he said that the French government does not plan a reciprocal boycott on Turkish products and will continue talks and relations with Turkey and its president
>https://archive.is/cpvWM

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🔹Following the escalation of tensions between Emanuel Macron and Tayyip Erdogan, Paris is not planning a reciprocal boycott of Turkish products and will continue talks and relations with Turkey and its president, Commerce Minister Frank Rister said.

🔹"There is no retaliation on the agenda ," Rister told RTL radio.

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‼️ This might be one of the most naive moves by France, a boycott being called by Turkey could be used to propose restrictions for Turkish products in the EU and maybe even a Veto on their free trade with the EU

‼️Given the current situation the Turkish Economy, threats of a veto or restrictions would put Erdogan on a very bad situation

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Twitter Thread

UPDATED 25/10

list of news archives 01/03 - 23/09
https://pastebin.com/MpfiJwPM

list of news archives 24/09
https://pastebin.com/DUgGHZnz

Ottoman/Turkish Crimes
https://pastebin.com/wD5ptCBA

Support Greece, Buy Greek Products
https://pastebin.com/iXcYhgqD

Erdogan, earlier today :

- Europeans are fascists.
- Macron needs to be checked by a psychiatrist.
- I am calling my people to boycott French products.

>https://archive.is/XhMfC

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