Players & Power
Key Decisions Loom for Anastasiades and Sizopoulos in Early 2026
Final chapters of “Mafia State” report due in February as Legal Service weighs criminal inquiry into former EDEK leader
PLAYERS & POWER
Players & Power
Orbán Thanks Turkey for Keeping Transit Corridor Open for Russian Gas
During a visit to Istanbul, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Turkish President Erdoğan announce deeper strategic, energy and defence cooperation, alongside a new high-level bilateral consultation mechanism.
Players & Power
Tom Barrack: Turkey Close to Removing Obstacles for Return to F-35 Programme
US Ambassador to Ankara predicts the issue of Turkey’s use of Russian S-400 air defence system is four to six months away from resolution, opening the path for Turkey to rejoin the F-35 fighter jet programme.
POLITICS
After Gaza and Ukraine, Will Trump ‘Fix’ the Greece-Turkey-Cyprus Conundrum?
US Ambassador to Ankara says America wants to be the ‘bridge’ connecting Greece and Turkey in a ‘new regional ordinance’, while healing the ‘abscess’ that is Cyprus. Politis speaks to analysts about what heightened US interest in the region means in practice.
Europe
German FM: Time for a New Chapter in Turkey’s EU Accession Process
Germany supports Turkey’s EU accession and participation in SAFE, while Cypriot President says Ankara ‘excluded itself’ from the defence loan programme. UK-EU talks on SAFE participation break down.
