Greece Greets Erdogan’s Big Win With a Phone Call and a Shrug 

A savvy politician, the president of Turkey is aware that this period is delicate for Kyriakos Mitsotakis as Greece readies for a second election.

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President Erdogan during a speech at the presidential palace at Ankara, May 28, 2023. AP/Ali Unal

ATHENS — Kyriakos Mitsotakis, until last week the prime minister of Greece, will phone President Erdogan today to congratulate the Turkish president on his re-election, but otherwise Greeks are mostly greeting the reality of a third term for the testy Turk with a collective shrug.

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