π΄ A few hours after Mitsotakis's meeting with Erdogan in Brussels, the MED 7 ministers, known as the "Alliance of the South" (Greece, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus) issued a statement which angered Turkey
>https://archive.is/56St2
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βΌοΈ "We call on all the countries of the region to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Member States, as well as International Law, including the Law of the Sea" said the Joint Declaration of the MED7/Alliance of the South
πΈ The statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry's spokesman reiterated Turkey's argument that nothing can be decided on the Mediterranean without Turkey's presence and consent
πΈ "As mentioned before, a real environment of cooperation cannot be achieved in the region without Turkey and Occupied Cyprus. We would like to recall once again in this case the proposal of the President of Turkey, Erdogan, to hold a regional conference on the Eastern Mediterranean"
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>https://archive.is/56St2
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βΌοΈ "We call on all the countries of the region to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Member States, as well as International Law, including the Law of the Sea" said the Joint Declaration of the MED7/Alliance of the South
πΈ The statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry's spokesman reiterated Turkey's argument that nothing can be decided on the Mediterranean without Turkey's presence and consent
πΈ "As mentioned before, a real environment of cooperation cannot be achieved in the region without Turkey and Occupied Cyprus. We would like to recall once again in this case the proposal of the President of Turkey, Erdogan, to hold a regional conference on the Eastern Mediterranean"
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π΄ FRONTEX claims it has spotted 19 boats with 800 illegal immigrants over the weekend in the Mediterranean and those immigrants were "rescued" by Italian, Libyan and NGO vessels
>https://archive.is/pKrQ8
>https://archive.is/P4VPZ
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>https://archive.is/pKrQ8
>https://archive.is/P4VPZ
/GBG/π’ FRONTEX has been openly communicating with NGOs and smugglers, even caught on camera taking pictures with illegal immigrants
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π΄ Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs made a book directed for children (Titled "Diyanet-sen Γocuk/Diyanet-sen Children"), which according to them "aims to introduce the contributions of Muslims to science and the history", depicts beheadings, executions, children drowning and being sold as slaves
>https://archive.is/04IDK
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πΈ "Diyanet-Sen Child Magazine, which aims to introduce the contributions of Muslims to science and the history of Islamic science and technology to our youth and children"
π Link to previous post about Diyanet and map of its mosques
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π΄ Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs made a book directed for children (Titled "Diyanet-sen Γocuk/Diyanet-sen Children"), which according to them "aims to introduce the contributions of Muslims to science and the history", depicts beheadings, executions, children drowning and being sold as slaves
>https://archive.is/04IDK
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πΈ "Diyanet-Sen Child Magazine, which aims to introduce the contributions of Muslims to science and the history of Islamic science and technology to our youth and children"
/GBG/π’ Just another example for those who are unaware of what Turkey really is all about, the directorate in question is the same Diyanet who funds Islamic groups and builds mosques all over Europe, with Imams being appointed by the Turkish government itself
π Link to previous post about Diyanet and map of its mosques
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Forwarded from /GBG/ - Greek Borders General (V)
π¨β οΈ REMINDER β οΈπ¨
π΄ Diyanet is a Turkish organisation that operates under the Turkish Ministry of Religious Affairs. Diyanet has 2000 outposts in Europe (1300 of which are mosques)
>https://archive.is/P3fJT
>https://archive.is/AY1e6
πΊ Interactive Map of Diyanet outposts in Germany, France and Austria
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π΄ Diyanet is a Turkish organisation that operates under the Turkish Ministry of Religious Affairs. Diyanet has 2000 outposts in Europe (1300 of which are mosques)
>https://archive.is/P3fJT
>https://archive.is/AY1e6
πΊ Interactive Map of Diyanet outposts in Germany, France and Austria
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Forwarded from β’ Hellas β’ Ξλλάδα β’ Greece (Maria)
Greek gold earring, Tarantine gold earring, 4th century B.C. Marta Museum @GreekLeague
π΄ The recent call by a Turkish genealogy site to boycott Ancestry.com raises questions on the ancestry of Turkey's current president Erdogan who is from a village called Potamia (Greek word) in Rize (Greek name Rizounta)
>https://archive.is/3eQPs
>https://archive.is/pvJz5
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πΈ Tthe Turkish group was enraged βbecause Ancestry.com correctly highlighted that many Turkish citizens are indeed mostly unrelated to Turkic peoples from Central Asia and are rather native Anatolian people that have been Turkified
πΈ Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut informed me that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself is from the town of Rize, the Greek name of which is Rizounta. Bulut told me: βHis family is from Potamia. Their village is Pulihoz. Theyβre original Greek names of these locations but they were later Turkified by The Turkish Republic. Erdogan himself, too, refers to the village as Potamia. This is such a controversial, taboo topic in Turkey"
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>https://archive.is/3eQPs
>https://archive.is/pvJz5
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πΈ Tthe Turkish group was enraged βbecause Ancestry.com correctly highlighted that many Turkish citizens are indeed mostly unrelated to Turkic peoples from Central Asia and are rather native Anatolian people that have been Turkified
πΈ Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut informed me that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself is from the town of Rize, the Greek name of which is Rizounta. Bulut told me: βHis family is from Potamia. Their village is Pulihoz. Theyβre original Greek names of these locations but they were later Turkified by The Turkish Republic. Erdogan himself, too, refers to the village as Potamia. This is such a controversial, taboo topic in Turkey"
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π΄ U.S did not approve the sale of MK-41 vertical rocket launchers for Turkey, intended to place them on the Turkish frigates
>https://archive.is/ok0a7
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πΈ According to the Turks, the new Turkish frigates will have to look for domestic solutions, the effectiveness of which for the time being cannot be determined.
πΈ The MK 41 vertical launch system, owned by the American Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke, is expected to supply, together with the European SYLVER system, the new ships of the Greek Fleet
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>https://archive.is/ok0a7
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πΈ According to the Turks, the new Turkish frigates will have to look for domestic solutions, the effectiveness of which for the time being cannot be determined.
πΈ The MK 41 vertical launch system, owned by the American Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke, is expected to supply, together with the European SYLVER system, the new ships of the Greek Fleet
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π΄πΈ IMPORTANT πΈπ΄
π΄ Gang of Pakistani and Albanian robbers who broke into companies with sledge hammers has been arrested, they are suspected of stealing from companies several in over 6 Athens neighborhoods
>https://archive.is/W52UZ
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π΄ Gang of Pakistani and Albanian robbers who broke into companies with sledge hammers has been arrested, they are suspected of stealing from companies several in over 6 Athens neighborhoods
>https://archive.is/W52UZ
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π΄ Retired Turkish General, former head of the Special Warfare Department admits that Turkish forces burned mosques in Cyprus as part of an operation to turn Turks against Cypriots and build a narrative to "increase the resistance of the people"
>https://archive.is/ZDTsi
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πΈ In a statement to a newspaper on September 23, 2010, retired General Sabri Yirmibesoglu said: βIf you want the people to show an agitation in a place and show a resistance movement, if you show you have respectable values towards the enemy, and that the other side is doing something something humiliating, you will anger the people. There is a rule in Special Warfare; In order to increase the resistance of the people, some things are sabotaged as if they were destroyed by enemies. We burned a mosque in Cyprus, for example"
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π΄ Retired Turkish General, former head of the Special Warfare Department admits that Turkish forces burned mosques in Cyprus as part of an operation to turn Turks against Cypriots and build a narrative to "increase the resistance of the people"
>https://archive.is/ZDTsi
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πΈ In a statement to a newspaper on September 23, 2010, retired General Sabri Yirmibesoglu said: βIf you want the people to show an agitation in a place and show a resistance movement, if you show you have respectable values towards the enemy, and that the other side is doing something something humiliating, you will anger the people. There is a rule in Special Warfare; In order to increase the resistance of the people, some things are sabotaged as if they were destroyed by enemies. We burned a mosque in Cyprus, for example"
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π΄πΈ IMPORTANT πΈπ΄
π΄ According to the Turkish State Media, Erdogan would have told Biden during their meeting that Turkey will not change its stance regarding the S-400 systems
>https://archive.is/ZO4M9
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πΈ Turkish President, Erdogan says he has told US President Joe Biden that Ankara will not change its stance on the Russian S-400 anti-missile system, for which Washington has imposed sanctions on Ankara, state media reported
πΈ During a flight from Azerbaijan, Erdogan also told reporters that his country was ready to " take on much more responsibilities " in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces
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π΄ According to the Turkish State Media, Erdogan would have told Biden during their meeting that Turkey will not change its stance regarding the S-400 systems
>https://archive.is/ZO4M9
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πΈ Turkish President, Erdogan says he has told US President Joe Biden that Ankara will not change its stance on the Russian S-400 anti-missile system, for which Washington has imposed sanctions on Ankara, state media reported
πΈ During a flight from Azerbaijan, Erdogan also told reporters that his country was ready to " take on much more responsibilities " in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces
/GBG/π’ This will most likely result in further sanctions and closer ties between U.S and Greece both economically and militarily
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π΄ EU High Representative Josep Borrell makes a statement saying that Turkey must show unwavering commitment to preserve good relations with EU countries as well as respect international law including UNCLOS
>https://archive.is/WG5K4
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πΈ "Turkey must show unwavering commitment to good neighborly relations, international agreements and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Turkey must also avoid threats and actions that harm good neighborly relations, and respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial waters and airspace, as well as all their sovereign rights, including and the right to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"
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>https://archive.is/WG5K4
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πΈ "Turkey must show unwavering commitment to good neighborly relations, international agreements and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Turkey must also avoid threats and actions that harm good neighborly relations, and respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial waters and airspace, as well as all their sovereign rights, including and the right to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"
/GBG/π’ Turkish Foreign Ministry meltdown soon
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π΄ Cypriot president stresses that the EU must show resolve and make its position clear that if Turkey continues its escalations and provocations there will be consequences
>https://archive.is/nm5a7
>https://archive.is/bA4Y8
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πΈ President Anastasiadis stressed the "need for Turkey to avoid the escalation of the crisis in the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, while stressing that any continuation of the Turkish provocations in Varosia will be a key blow to the prospect of resumption of negotiations to resolve the Cyprus Occupation"
πΈ He also said that "the EU should be clear that there will be a response if the challenges continue, whether at sea or on land"
πΈ "What we do not accept is the transformation of Cyprus into a protectorate of Turkey through settlers, through interventions that we all without exception watch, not only in Cyprus , but also abroad"
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π΄ Cypriot president stresses that the EU must show resolve and make its position clear that if Turkey continues its escalations and provocations there will be consequences
>https://archive.is/nm5a7
>https://archive.is/bA4Y8
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πΈ President Anastasiadis stressed the "need for Turkey to avoid the escalation of the crisis in the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, while stressing that any continuation of the Turkish provocations in Varosia will be a key blow to the prospect of resumption of negotiations to resolve the Cyprus Occupation"
πΈ He also said that "the EU should be clear that there will be a response if the challenges continue, whether at sea or on land"
πΈ "What we do not accept is the transformation of Cyprus into a protectorate of Turkey through settlers, through interventions that we all without exception watch, not only in Cyprus , but also abroad"
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π΄ Greece in talks with Israel to acquire SPIKE NLOS missiles and modernize the current C-130s owned by Greece, being the SPIKE missiles one of the main focus of the Greek armed forces for the defense of Greek islands and also Evros (border with Turkey)
>https://archive.is/pnFbO
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πΈ The focus will be on the powerful Spike NLOS missile system. Both the self-propelled version which is intended for the islands of the Eastern Aegean and Evros but also the version which will equip the Apache attack helicopters. The weapon system is considered ideal especially for the defense of the islands as it has the ability to engage targets on land, sea and air within a radius of 35 km with continuous guidance and accuracy
πΈ The Greek Air Force is in advanced discussions with an Israeli company to "resurrect" the C-130s. The plan is that three aircrafts can be transported by ship to Israel so that their structural modernization can begin, being ready within a year
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>https://archive.is/pnFbO
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πΈ The focus will be on the powerful Spike NLOS missile system. Both the self-propelled version which is intended for the islands of the Eastern Aegean and Evros but also the version which will equip the Apache attack helicopters. The weapon system is considered ideal especially for the defense of the islands as it has the ability to engage targets on land, sea and air within a radius of 35 km with continuous guidance and accuracy
πΈ The Greek Air Force is in advanced discussions with an Israeli company to "resurrect" the C-130s. The plan is that three aircrafts can be transported by ship to Israel so that their structural modernization can begin, being ready within a year
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π΄ Erdogan made a speech in which he called the EU "straegically blind" and then insisted that the EU must accept Turkey's accession
>https://archive.is/pspcv
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βΌοΈ Erdogan said on Thursday: "The EU is in a state of strategic blindness, and it must get rid of this strategic blindness [...] The EU can not be strong when Turkey is absent, that is why Turkey must join in order to become a pole of attraction and power for the EU, today it is not"
βΌοΈ "Turkey is patient and has a positive agenda to join and wants to become a full member soon despite the injustices it has been facing for half a century (being a candidate since)" He added
πΈ This time, Erdogan did not make threats in case of non-accession of Turkey as he did previous times. It is noted that in a week the meeting of the European Council will be held to judge the customs union of Turkey
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>https://archive.is/pspcv
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βΌοΈ Erdogan said on Thursday: "The EU is in a state of strategic blindness, and it must get rid of this strategic blindness [...] The EU can not be strong when Turkey is absent, that is why Turkey must join in order to become a pole of attraction and power for the EU, today it is not"
βΌοΈ "Turkey is patient and has a positive agenda to join and wants to become a full member soon despite the injustices it has been facing for half a century (being a candidate since)" He added
πΈ This time, Erdogan did not make threats in case of non-accession of Turkey as he did previous times. It is noted that in a week the meeting of the European Council will be held to judge the customs union of Turkey
/GBG/π’ The new customs union deal might pass, which would be a very bad decision economically for the EU as a whole
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