The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a response to the new Turkish challenges regarding the “Turkish minority” in Thrace, stressing that the new law on the modernization of Mufties was drawn up after a long consultation with representatives of the Minority, it creates a modern and integrated institutional framework for Mufties and Muftis in […]
Tag: Greek-Turkish relations
Al. Diakopoulos: The Turkish drilling rig will probably move in the Cypriot EEZ – A repeat of 2020 is not excluded
The assessment that the Turkish drilling rig “Abdulhamit Khan” will move in the area of the Cypriot EEZ was expressed by the former national security adviser, Alexis Diakopoulos. However, he did not rule out the possibility of a repeat of the events of the summer of 2020. “There are various scenarios, and perhaps the worst […]
Ankara escalates the challenges: Akar talks about self-defense – Athens’ response
By Niki Zorba Consecutive and with an obvious tendency to escalate towards Greece, are the statements of Turkish officials, shortly before they took the drilling rig out for research in the Southern Mediterranean. The baton from Ibrahim Kalin was taken by the Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, who portrayed Greece as an expansionist power […]
Akar: ‘Athens is plotting something against us – It won’t be enough against the Turkish forces’
Hulusi Akar launched a new attack against Athens, claiming that Greece is “doing something at the expense of Turkey”, citing our country’s defense spending. Specifically, as reported by the Turkish Anadolu Agency, Mr. Akar claimed that “Athens is plotting something against Ankara, as it increases its defense budget fivefold”, even warning that “this will not […]
Incendiary Akar: ‘Turkey has the right to self-defense in the Aegean’
LAST UPDATE: 15.30 Hulusi Akar launched a new attack against Athens, claiming that Greece is “doing something at the expense of Turkey”, citing our country’s defense spending and speaking of Greek expansionism, suggesting that Ankara has the right to self-defense in the Aegean. In detail, as reported by Anadolu Agency, X. Akar claimed that “on […]
Greek-Turkish: Ankara raises the tension again – Coolness and alliances, the doctrine of Athens
By Niki Zorba This summer, Ankara is also trying to make the Eastern Mediterranean a “fireplace”, which, obviously squeezed by its internal – many and serious – issues, but also irritated by the brakes put on Turkish revisionism by Greece’s allies, is constantly raising the decibels of the challenges. The strongman of Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin, […]
‘Hot’ August in Greek-Turkish
By Kostas Raptis A summer break in Greek-Turkish relations is not foreseen. Equally, the distant rhetorical duel between Erdogan and Mitsotakis in the past few days gives a measure of the prevailing geopolitical “heat”, while the imminent departure of the new Turkish research vessel “Abdullahamit Khan” creates risks even for the involvement of the two […]
N. Dendias: Greece is doing what it should and is reacting calmly, within the framework of International Law
Greece reacts calmly and stays within the framework of International and European Law, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias makes clear regarding Turkey’s aggressive statements. In an interview with the “Action24 Press” newspaper, when asked about Erdoğan’s aggressive statements against Greece and personally to Mr. Mitsotakis, he characteristically emphasizes that the country does what it has to […]
Cavusoglu’s attack on Burbok for bias in Greek-Turkish – ‘We do not do propaganda’ answered the German Foreign Minister
LAST UPDATE: 22.20 The head of Turkish diplomacy, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, argued during the joint press conference with Analena Burbok in Istanbul that Germany has recently lost its impartiality in its mediating role between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus. “We want Germany to maintain a balanced stance on the issues of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean,” […]
German Press: ‘The Gray Wolves keep an eye on the Aegean’
The German television network hosts a detailed article on Erdogan’s ambitious diplomatic agenda on its website ZDFwhich also refers to the claims against Greece: “Every so often Turkish fighter jets penetrate Greek airspace. Turkey openly threatens the Greeks with violence if Athens does not withdraw its troops from Greek islands in the Aegean opposite the […]