The Turkish economy is in a very poor state and Erdogan will, reasonably, lose the election. You cannot know how an authoritarian leader will react, but we do know that the more the economy worsens, the more he’ll use other issues to draw votes.
It is not easy to predict what Turkey will look like after the presidential and parliamentary elections currently scheduled for June 18, 2023. There is a strong possibility that the elections will be held earlier, probably in late April or sometime in May.
I believe that even if Erdogan can again become president he has no choice other than to maintain Turkey in the Western Alliance no matter the cost. From the economic point of view, Turkey cannot leave the Customs Union, NATO and the European Council.
A new law amendment tabled in Parliament by the Labor and Social Security Ministry provides for the extension of maternity leave in the private sector from six to nine months.
The state coffers stand to gain an additional 500 million euros this year as a result in the increase in electronic transactions.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed its problems with Turkey and the Cyprus issue with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York.
The domestic consumption of natural gas in Greece in September shows a 40 pct decrease compared to the same period last year, while there has also been an increase of energy exports to Italy and the Balkans, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Thursday.
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Friday on connection with the murder of a 52-year-old man who worked at a marble factory in Kavala, northern Greece.
With 80 exhibitors from Greece and abroad and 60 entries at the Common Table, the annual Art Book Fair is back bigger and better this year.
Education Minister Niki Kerameus filed an urgent lawsuit before the Athens Court of First Instance on Thursday over the non-implementation by the Greek Teachers’ Federation (DOE) of the provisions included in legislation regarding mentors and inter-school coordinators.