Municipal elections will be held in Turkey at the end of March, and the election campaign is focusing attention on Erdogan with songs praising the Turkish president.

The government’s slogan is “there is no other Erdogan”, as Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbul.

“We don’t know anything else, our issue is the homeland

father look a little beside you, who is like a lion

who is real

This is a difficult path, the state of the world is tragic

Stay in Turkey

As there is no other Erdogan!”

Zelensky is in Turkey today for a meeting with the Turkish president.

The visit, two 24 hours after Mitsotakis’ visit to Odessa, was announced by Ankara last night and shows that Turkey is trying to play a possibly mediating role and send messages, as a few days ago the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.

Turkey continues the construction of the Russian nuclear power plant

The Ministry of Energy of Turkey announced: “This year the first reactor of the Akuyu nuclear power plant will operate.”

Erdogan said: “Akuyu nuclear power plant in 2028 will operate with all reactors”

Erdoğan: “In the energy sector, the construction of the Akuyu nuclear plant continues, which will produce 35 billion kilowatt-hours a year. By 2028, all reactors of the nuclear power plants will be ready and operational. In the defense industry, we went from 20% of national production to 80%. Look where we’ve come, where we’ve come from!”

Turkish Media: Critical and important meetings of Fidan and Kalin in the US

The meetings with Blinken and the CIA commander

NTV television network: In recent days there has been movement in Turkey’s relations with the US. Yesterday MIT commander Ibrahim Kalin had a meeting with CIA commander William Burns. Now Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Anthony Blinken.

Xakan Çopour, correspondent of Anatoli agency in Washington: “We have to say that US relations with Turkey went through a tense period. However, after the war in Ukraine and after the approval of the sale of F-16s to Sweden, we welcome the foreign minister of Turkey in a more positive climate and environment. Many announcements have already been made by the Americans. And the meeting on the Strategic Mechanism is a very positive and constructive event and we must emphasize that.”