yesterday’s french Le Monde The headline of an article printed within the newspaper is as follows: “Turkey’s largest port, Mersin, has become a buying and selling platform with Russia…”
Information “Turkey, the one NATO member that doesn’t impose sanctions, elevated its commerce with Moscow by 42 p.c in 6 months” It begins with the sentence.
“Mersin Port, the place huge mountains of containers are piled up beneath the solar” Let me current the traces from the information evaluation the place depictions corresponding to…
Cargoes coming from completely different nations of the world are unloaded on the ports of Izmir, particularly in Mersin, and Istanbul, and transferred to containers belonging to native firms or subcontractors. It’s delivered to the Novorossisk Port within the Black Sea.
Furthermore…
It’s also transported to Russia by truck convoys through Georgia.
That is Turkey’s “re-item” exports are carried out with a sleight of hand by a rustic that’s the pillar of NATO, proper beneath the noses of the Westerners.
WIN WIN
In response to the analysis of the Financial institution of Finland, Russia’s imports from overseas are between February and July -usually-
decreased by 38 p.c.
This fee is 45 p.c from the EU and 87 p.c from the USA.
However, Turkey’s exports of products and merchandise to Russia elevated by 42 p.c in the identical interval.
Turkish Exporters’ Affiliation knowledge “In August, 87 p.c enhance in exports to Russia in comparison with August 2021” is exhibiting.
However, Russian oil exports to Turkey have doubled within the final eight months, albeit far under exports to India and China.
Ankara will make 1 / 4 of its funds in rubles with the renewed pure fuel settlement with Russia.
Çetin Tecdelioğlu, Vice President of Turkish Exporters Heart “Confronted with the grinding of western enamel” He tried to make clear the state of affairs.
Tecdelioglu “many European firms need to promote their merchandise to Russia by Turkey” informed.
Turkey “use app as warehouse and bridge” burdened.
“Russians, Allow them to take from us what they could not get from Germany, Italy and France. It is a historic alternative for Turkish industrialists and exports.” stated.
In response to the financial system newspaper Dünya, “An growing variety of Russian businessmen are shopping for actual property in Turkey and establishing firms with Turkish nationality with the intention to get hold of Turkish citizenship.”
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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Sud World container transport, such because the world giants, has taken their place because of the interruption of their work with Russia. Medkon Strains, Akkon Arbas or Turcom Turkish firms corresponding to
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Let me underline an important state of affairs right here.
Not one of the transported merchandise and items are included within the embargo lists, and no transport is against the law.
WE ARE OUT OF SPACE
Let me give two fascinating examples…
Exports from Italy to Turkey reached 1.4 billion euros in June.
Whereas…
Within the final 10 years of international commerce historical past, it has by no means exceeded 1 billion euros.
Poland’s exports to Turkey
elevated by 90 p.c in comparison with the primary month.
These are to Russia through Turkey
thinks about export traces.
Mersin Chamber of Commerce Secretary Common Ezgi Biçer Uçar to Le Monde for Mersin Port “We now have no place left” made the assertion.
The port enlargement mission has accelerated.
Actually in Mersin Port “dealt with” report variety of containers.
That is greater than 250 ships per 30 days. “dealing with” and it means loading 3,000 vans a day…
Though small decreases have been noticed within the quantity of merchandise corresponding to cotton or semolina in exports to Novorossisk Port from Mersin, detergent and polyester exports elevated 6 occasions, espresso, fruit juices and tobacco elevated 8, 7 and a pair of occasions, respectively, in comparison with 2021.
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Let us take a look at the political dimension of the occasion…
In response to Le Monde, “European authorities don’t have any proper to fret an excessive amount of.”
In response to a European fee member quoted by the German journal Der Spiegel, “With a purpose to be offended with Ankara, which gave UAVs and SİHAs to Ukraine, closed the Bosphorus to Russian warships, and opposes Moscow’s annexation of the Donbas and Crimea, the European Union should little or no purpose.
European diplomats “Erdogan has completed way more than anticipated” they are saying.
Le Monde “Totally different view from Washington” in view.
In June, Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo “Considerations about US firms by Russian oligarchs utilizing Turkey to avoid sanctions” He claims to have visited Turkey to precise himself.
Within the letter despatched to TUSIAD two months later, warning firms and establishments doing enterprise with Russia within the nation towards the danger of punishment.
declaring.
However, the Minister of Treasury and Finance Nureddin Nebati “This letter mustn’t trigger concern” displays his assurance on his traces.
Nabati additionally “A shiny future awaits the ports of Mersin, Istanbul and Izmir” Le Monde information evaluation ends together with his assertion.
BALANCE POLICY
Turkey has carried out a very profitable diplomacy within the Ukraine conflict to this point.
He was capable of stability on a really delicate line.
On the one hand, giving UAVs and SİHAs to Ukraine by taking a stand towards the Russian occupation of Crimea and Donbas…
Mutually prioritizing the return of prisoners, bringing the Russian and Ukrainian sides collectively in Istanbul…
To have the ability to attain an settlement with the Russian aspect to ship the Ukrainian grain from the occupied Black Sea ports to the geographies in want…
These elevated Turkey’s benefits within the eyes of the West.
In a method, it gave Ankara immunity.
In flip, it may well stay the one NATO member that doesn’t impose sanctions on Russia.
Because the traces above reveal, the truth that it may well double the commerce with Russia, and even when the value is just not disclosed, the renewal of the pure fuel import settlement, which can be paid for cheaper and partly in rubles…. (There may be even speak that the fee has been or can be delayed for a 12 months.)
Putin’s “Turkey generally is a pure fuel hub, essentially the most dependable nation” Ankara’s potential to face agency as a lot as one can say…
With the assistance of geopolitics, Turkey is certainly capable of implement an achievement that reminds of diplomatic neutrality within the Second World Struggle.
Regardless of the troublesome financial circumstances. However… To what extent?
Can we maintain this for a very long time?
Let’s hope so.
I realized that yesterday’s publish made detrimental perceptions within the Chinese language Embassy. I wish to level out that in my traces, I don’t personally goal China and the President of China, Mr. Xi Jinping. For years, I additionally served because the vice chairman of the Turkey-China Friendship Affiliation beneath the chairmanship of the late Kemal Baytaş. The drawings and a few descriptions I’ve mirrored are additionally quotes from American newspapers such because the Washington Submit and TIME journal. I imagine that China also needs to respect the liberty of the press. GC
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