January 10, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Gale-force winds of up to 9 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea have disrupted sea traffic, forcing ferries to remain docked on Tuesday Ferries going to the Cyclades and the Dodecanese remained docked at the port of Piraeus, while a sailing ban is in effect also for the ports of Rafina …
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January 9, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey will never allow Greece to extend its territorial waters beyond six nautical miles, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, as he urged Athens to “keep away from trouble.” During a visit to Turkish Naval Forces Command, Akar said Turkey has a duty to defends its interests and rights in …
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November 2, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday warned Greece against extending its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea. Ankara “will not accept a fait accompli that has kept Turkey trapped in its coastline,” he stressed. “We will not allow [Greece] to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean by a …
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September 21, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias responded to unprecedented attacks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who used the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to claim “Greece is turning the Aegean into a cemetery for migrants. “Greece is turning the Aegean into a cemetery for migrants,” said Erdogan in …
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September 15, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Α barrage of not ten, not twenty but a total of 110 violations of Greek airspace and the FIR Athens were conducted by Turkish fighter jets, UAVs and naval cooperation aircraft on a single day, yesterday, Wednesday. The airspace and FIR violations as well as 4 overflights were carried out …
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August 12, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish fighter jets and other aircraft conducted a total of 72 violations of Greek airspace and infringement of the FIR Athens in less than 24 hours on Thursday.. According to Greek military sources, eight Turkish Air Force F-16s, three UAVs and two ATR-72 maritime patrol turbo-prop planes engaged in 72 …
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July 11, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to clarify his position with respect to the “antics of his junior coalition partner.” On a post on Twitter Mitsotakis asked Erdogan whether the map showing the islands of Crete, Rhodes, Lesvos, Chios and Samos, among others, are …
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July 1, 2022
environment, FEATURED
The number of dangerous purple jellyfish are now in relative decline as there have not been any recent reports of dense congregations, researchers at the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (ELKETHE) have said. Tentacles of purple jellyfish that can reach up to 2 meters, carry a very painful sting and …
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December 26, 2021
Refugees
63 people were rescued and another 16 lost their lives when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Paros on Friday night. At least one person is missing. It is the third shipwreck in the Aegean Sea in 72 hours where over 30 people have died. The boat …
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December 23, 2021
Refugees
One person was rescued short before Wednesday midnight almost 24 hours after a boat carrying migrants sank in the sea area off the island of Folegandros. The man from Egypt was 20 hours in the water before he was rescued and transferred to the hospital of neighboring Santorini. Meanwhile, the …
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November 14, 2021
Greece, Politics
Government sources said on Saturday evening that a report about Greek forces being placed on high alert at the land and sea borders for fear of a spike in migration flows from Turkey is not accurate. Citing “military sources, Friday evening and still on Saturday, media had reported that all …
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November 12, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s General Staff set the Armed Forces on increased readiness and surveillance at the land and sea borders with Turkey on Friday evening. The measure is to understand as “precautionary” following threats by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a day earlier that he would open the doors for migrants to go …
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September 6, 2021
weather
Powerful north-eastern winds blowing with intensity of up to 8-9 Beaufort have caused disruption to maritime traffic in the Aegean Sea on Monday. According to state-run news agency amna disrupted are some ferry and catamaran commercial lines. The Agia Marina-Nea Styra ferry was not running on Monday. Catamaran ‘Flying Cat …
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February 25, 2021
Turkey-GR
In a new first indicating an exacerbation of the incendiary rhetoric emanating from Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Aegean Sea by the name “Sea of Islands,” while reiterating claims of “provocations” in the eastern Mediterranean, referring indirectly to renewed Greek-Turkish tensions in recent days. Erdogan’s remarks …
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December 23, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkish fighter jets carried out a fresh round of overflights in the eastern Aegean on Wednesday. A formation of four F-16 aircraft flew over the islet of Athropofagoi at an altitude of 10,000 feet at 10:10 in the morning. The Turkish aircraft were intercepted by Greek jets in line with …
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October 21, 2020
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey issues two navigation notices (NAVTEX) late on Tuesday demanding the demilitarization of three Greek islands. Greek and Turkish Navy forces are in standoff near the island of Kastellorizo due to the activities of Turkish seismic vessel Oruc Reis. At the same time, Ankara has leaked to the press that …
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October 8, 2020
Turkey-GR
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not miss a chance to undermine any dialogue with his neighboring countries. Turkey “will never take a step back” from its goals in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, Erdogan said on Thursday. Speaking about the “Blue Motherland” and the occupied North of Cyprus, Erdogan …
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August 10, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greece has urged Turkey to immediately halt is illegal activities in the southern Aegean and East Mediterranean Sea. The Foreign Ministry in Athens issued a statement in which it lambastes Ankara for the “illegal” NAVTEX and the “illegal” seismic surveys south of the island of Megisti in the Greek continental …
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July 18, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Greece’s Coast Guard and the Navy are closely monitoring the movement of some 120 Turkish fishing vessels sailing through the Aegean Sea. The vessels have reportedly gather in the Dardanelles on Friday and are moving towards the Libyan Sea. The fleet is sailing through international water in the northern Aegean …
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July 9, 2020
environment
The petrified trunk of a giant tree has been unearthed on the island of Lemnos in the eastern Aegean Sea. The log is believed to belong to a sequoia and is estimated to be 20 million year old an age similar to the Petrified Forest of Lesvos. The fossilized trunk …
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