By Adem Kılıç* In the wake of the US withdrawing its backing for the EastMed pipeline Project, which was planned chiefly in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, discussions on the larger emerging political reality around the pipeline are sparking up as well. The project, which was intended to transport gas reserves located in the Mediterranean Sea (and in particular reserves ...
By Islam Farag / Cairo Without a doubt: the US’ decision to withdraw support from the EastMed gas pipeline, a joint project between Israel, Cyprus and Greece, was a victory for regional peace and political realism. The pipeline, which was announced in January 2020, was not welcomed by most regional parties in the Eastern Mediterranean, each actor having their own ...
In the last week, Turkish public agenda had been busy with two main topics. First topic was a possible reconciliation between Egypt and Turkey, two countries that had tense relations over couple years. Second topic was the ongoing vaccination efforts, the local normalization efforts and the Health Ministry’s ongoing struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Turkey could sign an agreement on ...
Turkey and Israel are two influential countries in West Asia. Differences in the Palestine and Kurdish Questions, relations to Israel and conflicting positions in the Eastern Mediterranean have caused several major high-level crises between the two countries and led to restraint as well as downgrading in diplomatic relations. Notwithstanding this past, a revitalization and normalization of Turkish-Israeli relations is widely ...
The Turkish Defense Ministry announced that the United Nations (UN) has registered a memorandum between Turkey and Libya on the demarcation of maritime borders. “The agreement determining maritime jurisdiction areas between Turkey and Libya was registered by the UN. Our multi-faceted relationship with Libya based on a common history of 500 years and our training, assistance and consultancy support to ...