Boycott of Turkish goods grows and expands

New President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus elected

Turkey Ivan Shilov © IA REGNUM

According to TR724, following the results of the second round of the presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ersin Tatar was elected as the new president. He received 51.74% of the vote, while former President Mustafa Akinci received 48.26%. The turnout of the population in the last elections was about 65%. In the TRNC, two candidates competed for the presidency – an independent candidate and former president Akinci and a candidate from the Tatar National Unity Party (PNU).

Ersin Tatar’s election poster Seksen iki yüz kırk beş

NATO’s response to the S-400

According to the Turkish edition of Deutsche Welle, NATO responded to the news about Turkey’s testing of the Russian S-400. The alliance is concerned about the testing of a Russian anti-aircraft missile system in the Turkish province of Sinop. Speaking with the German News Agency (dpa) about the S-400, a NATO spokesman said: “This system can pose a threat to the aircraft of allied countries and damage relations between allies.” He added that it is important for Turkey to seek alternative solutions with allies. At the same time, it was said that, of course, this is a national issue of Turkey, but the S-400 cannot be integrated into the NATO air and missile defense system.

S-400 SAM missile launch Mil.ru

Bans on Turkish goods grow

As follows from the report of the newspaper Dünya Ekonomi, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Turkey is growing. After Riyadh, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Algeria have taken similar steps and raised taxes on goods from Turkey. Turkish goods are in customs warehouses, and consumers are urged not to purchase them. It should be noted that leading firms took part in the unofficial embargo. World Newspaper journalist Kerim Ulker commented: “Saudi Arabia-based Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets, one of the three major retailers in the Middle East, has announced that it will not buy Turkish products for political reasons. It was announced that local suppliers will stop trading Turkish goods in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. “

Greece on a customs union with Turkey

According to the newspaper BirGün, contrary to expectations that in the conflict between Turkey and Greece for dominance in the sea space and regarding the extraction of hydrocarbon energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, a diplomatic solution of the issue will come to the fore, Ankara again sent its research ship Oruch Reis into the sea, which aggravated tension in the region. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, in an appeal to the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy Oliver Varheya, asked to completely suspend the agreement between the EU and Turkey on the customs union.

Turkish research vessel “Oruch Reis”

Manipulations of the Turkish Institute of Statistics

According to the newspaper Sözcü, the real inflation rates in Turkey are actually four times higher than those stated. The Turkish Institute for Statistics (IST) has calculated that inflation in September was 0.97%. However, when scientists took prices from general stores and the ICT inflation basket, the picture was quite different. Monthly inflation almost quadrupled to 3.61%. The Turkish Inflation Research Group (GII) announced that it would work with scientists to calculate and publish changes in consumer prices every month.

Turkish lira

711 soldiers dismissed from the Turkish army

As reported by TR724, as part of the investigations carried out on the Hizmet movement, 711 military personnel were dismissed from the Turkish army, including 21 colonels, 25 lieutenant colonels, 45 majors, 112 captains, 269 senior lieutenants, 33 lieutenants, 196 warrant officers and seven sergeants. -specialists. According to the information received, the orders to dismiss were accompanied by “a reference to intelligence, despite the fact that there is not enough data for legal action.” It was reported that the documents required for the dismissal of 711 military personnel and the termination of their duties as part of the investigation carried out by the Izmir prosecutor’s office in the Air Force and the Coast Guard were sent to the respective commands.

Turkish military Ivan Shilov © IA REGNUM

Meeting of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus in Nicosia

As reported by the Turkish edition of Deutsche Welle, a trilateral meeting was held in Cyprus, where they discussed the actions of Ankara, which is determined to continue exploration for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea. The leaders of Greece, Egypt and Greek Cyprus met in Nicosia. The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades claims that the trilateral meeting was not aimed against Turkey. He stated that the three countries mentioned are cooperating to ensure peace and stability in the region on the basis of international law. Anastasiades criticized the partial opening for public visits of the Varosha area in Northern Cyprus. He added that Turkey is increasing tensions through a series of illegal actions. The Turkish Foreign Ministry made a statement after the publication of the final resolution of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus: “We completely disagree and do not accept the final resolution containing unfounded accusations and claims against our country.”

Nikos Anastasiades, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Kyriakos Mitsotakis Presidency.gov.cy

USA warns Turkey

According to the Turkish edition of Deutsche Welle, the US permanent representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison made harsh statements regarding the testing of S-400 purchased from Russia in Turkey. Hutchison said, “There is nothing good about these tests. Since 2017, when Turkey announced that it would buy the S-400, the United States and even all of NATO have worked hard to prevent this. All of us, represented by NATO members, have done everything in our power to prevent Turkey from acquiring missile defense systems from Russia, which is our common enemy. The acquisition of missile defense systems from Russia and their integration into NATO … this is already a critical point. There is no doubt about that. “

SAM S-400 Vladislav Osipov © IA REGNUM

Turkish police took by storm

According to the Mezopotomya news agency, attacks on the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) by political forces and the judiciary continue in Turkey. As part of the investigation by the Ankara prosecutor’s office of the events of six years ago in the Syrian city of Kobani, over 80 HDP supporters were arrested, some of whom were detained. Following this, it became known about the storming by the Turkish police of the building of the administration of the Diyarbakir province, where the party members work. After the searches, it was decided to arrest the co-chairmen of the provincial and district administrations.

Turkish Police Voice of America

BRIEFLY ABOUT THE MAIN

The American publication Bloomberg emphasized that if the current US President Donald Trump loses the election, then Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also be among the “losing” leaders.

Hamza Dag, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced that his coronavirus test results were positive.

The bride of Turkish journalist Cemal Khashoggi, who was killed at the Saudi Arabian Consulate General in Istanbul, Hatice Cengiz and the For Democracy for the Arab World platform have sued Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman and some US officials with a demand to bring them to justice for murder of a journalist.

Jemal Khashoggi POMED

It turned out that Oguz Guvenmez, who conducted coronavirus research together with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Health, was not a doctor at all. According to the regulations, it is required that the research is carried out by doctors.

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca admitted that he could not control the spread of the pandemic in the country. He also said that he does not consider those who do not have obvious signs of the disease, despite the positive results of the coronavirus test.

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