Turkey Roundup: Oil production hike, Eurofighter jets, Greece relations
Increased oil production
The daily production of oil in the mountainous area of Gabar in Sharnaq reached 30 thousand barrels per day, announced the Turkish Oil Company in a post on the X social network. It stated in the post: "The daily production of oil from a total of 23 wells that we opened in Sehit Asma Tashvik and Sehit Aybuke Yalchin fields in the mountainous area of Gabar Sharnaq has reached 30 thousand barrels. The target for the end of 2023 is 35,000 barrels of oil per day and for the end of 2024, 100,000 barrels of oil per day."
Eurofighter jet sale
Turkey's Minister of National Defense criticized Germany's attitude in avoiding sales of Eurofighter jets. Guler who spoke on a private TV channel regarding the process of buying the Eurofighter planes criticized Germany's attitude stating: “There is no justification for one ally to tell another ally that it does not offer (Eurofighter Jets).”
Calls for Turkish government support in Gaza
The President of the National Assembly of Turkiye has called for a new era to begin in Gaza guaranteed by the Turkish government. In his opening speech, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Turkey pointed to the human tragedy in Palestine and emphasized that serious crimes against humanity are being committed by Israel in the Palestinian territories. "A new system is needed to prevent human rights violations," said Kurtulmus, stating that the United Nations has become an organization that exists only on paper. He hoped that Turkey could play the role of a guarantor so a new era would begin for the people of Gaza.
Turkey - Greece collaboration
According to the report of the Turkish Presidential Investment Office, in an effort to increase the country's share in global investments, an agreement has been signed between Turkey and Greece to increase mutual investments between the two countries. According to the agreement, Turkey and Greece will start a new period of cooperation in the field of international direct investments. Also, the agreement includes increasing mutual investments and cooperation between Turkish and Greek companies in third countries. The agreement was signed during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Athens last week.
