This is the President of a @NATO member state.
— Harry Theocharous (@TheocharousH) September 3, 2022
A President who wants his country to join the EU.
This is a President “mediating” with the UN for Ukraine.
Well, this President just threatened fellow #NATO member Greece for the 1000th time.
Behold, the one and only @RTErdogan pic.twitter.com/kImhxVNEFd
| Yes, yes. He does so regularly. Thus far the only price Greece has paid is to be the first stop for Turkey’s regular release of Moslem Al Arabiya has more: |
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...on Saturday warned Greece it would pay a "heavy price" if it continued to "harass"
"Hey Greece, take a look at history. If you go further, you will pay a heavy price," Erdogan told a rally in the Black Sea region.
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
has in recent months complained of what it calls provocative actions by Athens, saying such moves undermine peace efforts.
The two uneasy NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
neighbors have long-standing sea and air boundary disputes which lead to near-daily air force patrols and interception missions mostly around Greek islands near Turkey’s coastline.
Athens accuses Ankara of overflying Greek islands.
Turkey says Greece is stationing troops on islands in the Aegean Sea in violation of peace treaties signed after World Wars I and II.
An infuriated Erdogan on Saturday accused Greece of "occupying" the islands.
"We have only one word to tell Greece: Do not forget Izmir (Smyrna in Greek)," Erdogan said, referring to the end of the Greek occupation after
"Your occupation of the islands does not bind us," Erdogan said.
"When the time comes, we will do what’s necessary. As we say, we may come suddenly one night," he added, using his often-repeated words when he talked about launching an operation into neighboring Syria.
In June,