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EPISODE · Sep 20, 2023 · 12 MIN

With friends like these... Erdogan's PBS interview sets the stage at the UN

from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders

As the week kicked off at the UN in New York, Turkish President Erdogan sat with PBS NewsHour for a one on one interview, where he talked about Turkey’s relations with the US, with Greece, the state of human rights in his country, and his ties to Putin’s Russia. Aside from his outbursts at journalist Amna Nawaz over her questions on human rights, Erdogan also raised eyebrows with his statements on Russia, which he said he trusts just as much as the West, and his comment that Senator Bob Menendez isn’t familiar with Turkey after a question about Congress and the potential sale of F-16s. Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss this interview and break down what else we need to look out for when it comes to Hellenic issues at the UNGA this week.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’Mitsotakis-Erdogan: Keeping the process on a positive trackCyprus talks to be discussed on sidelines of UN assembly in New YorkChristodoulides' UN call: A bold push for Cyprus reunificationAzerbaijan launches attack in Nagorno-Karabakh, announces ‘evacuation’ of Armenian populationNagorno-Karabakh: death toll rises as latest violence condemned by Russia and USAzerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrenderGreek, Turkish leaders to confirm improved climate

Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss President Erdogan's recent eyebrow raising PBS interview, and break down at what else we need to look out for when it comes to Hellenic issues at the UNGA this week.

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