Ankara is speaking of an “unacceptable event”, on the occasion of the deletion of the tweet by NATO with “congratulations” to Turkey for its victory in the Greek-Turkish war of 1919-1922, which marked the Asia Minor Catastrophe, for which it had also issued Goodbye Athens. As SKAI’s correspondent from Istanbul reports, the Ministry of Defense […]
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Akar: The Greeks should not get into trouble again
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar returns to aggressive rhetoric, once again using unimaginable expressions and repeating accusations about the S-300 in Crete. Speaking at an Air Force ceremony marking the new year, Akar stressed that “always and everywhere, we have responded to Greece and we will continue to do so,” while pledging to continue supporting […]
Akar Challenges: In the Aegean, the bad neighbor keeps harassing us
Hulusi Akar launched a new attack on Greece on the occasion of the alleged harassment of Turkish aircraft by Greek S-300s, during his speech at the Turkish Ministry of Defense. Akar said at a military event that Turkish aircraft flying on various missions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean were locked by the radars of […]
N. Dendias for H. Akar: Greece is not drawn into escalation, does not seek rhetorical escalation
“The Greek government has a stable position: it is not drawn into escalation, it does not seek rhetorical aggravation, it does not believe in this way of dealing with things,” said Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, in his statements to journalists in Zagreb, who were asked about the Turk’s statements Minister of Defense. “Greece has a […]
G. Economou: Contest of extreme rhetoric by the Turkish leadership
For a “competition” of extreme rhetoric from all of Turkey’s political leadership, the government spokesman Yannis Oikonomou spoke, commenting on the new statements of the Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar. Speaking to SKAI, G. Economou emphasized that they are a tactic for Turkey fabricated and unsubstantiated claims outside the framework of international law and […]
Delusional Akar attacks Greece with indirect references to the Destruction of Smyrna
What if Turkey today, August 26, celebrates the great victory of the Seljuks over the Byzantines at Manzikert, in 1071, which opened the gates of Asia Minor for the Turks? What if Turkey is celebrating these days the 100th anniversary of its victory over the Greek army in 1922, an event that constitutes one of […]
Akar challenge: We are tired of proving the lies of the Greeks
Attack by the Minister of Defense of Turkey, Hulusi Akar against Greece, through which he accuses our country of lying and of constantly trying to create tension. “Unfortunately in Greece certain individuals, in order to disturb the relations between the two neighboring countries and allies, day and night make statements and actions that increase the […]
Diplomatic sources on Akar-Tsavosoglou: Baseless claims, Greece will not play the tension game
Greece will not play the game of tension, it will not follow the rhetoric of escalation that Turkey chooses, say diplomatic sources, commenting on statements and claims of Turkey’s foreign and defense ministers. The same sources state that in any case, Greece will respond when it decides, “in the way it will decide and in […]
Akar’s new attack on Greece: ‘It must learn from history and not seek new adventures’
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar launched a new attack against Greece, with historical spikes, on Friday. Speaking on a special TV news program titled “Anatolia Asks”, the retired Turkish general, when asked if there was a problem with Greece, said that despite Turkey’s call for dialogue, some politicians, especially in Greece, “continued to they increase […]
G. Economou’s response to Akar: ‘Greece is on the side of law against revisionism’
“In the face of challenges such as Mr. Akar’s, the government takes a calm and decisive position”, commented Yannis Oikonomou on the new incendiary statements of the Turkish Defense Minister. As the government representative said, “our national rights are protected and the world community has established that Greece is on the side of law against […]