January 19, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Former Foreign Minister and New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis slammed German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for his attitude during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu who openly threatened Greece. Maas “was either lost in translation or mute,” Bakoyannis said characteristically. Speaking at the Plenary of the …
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January 11, 2021
Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey is making an official offer to Greece to resume exploratory talks within January, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday. Cavusolgu spoke of “unconditional” talks on all issues that have been discussed over the 60 rounds of talks held until 2016, when contacts were suspended. Cavusoglu said Athens …
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September 4, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Greece of “lying to avoid dialogue” and France of being “hysterical. Cavusoglu said on Friday said that Greece ‘lies’ to avoid dialogue, after Athens denied that talks were being held at NATO-level with Ankara on de-escalation in the eastern Mediterranean.> “The one lying is …
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August 30, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that if Greece extends its territorial waters from 6 to 12 miles this is “a cause of war.” He announced that the seismic vessels Oruc Reis will remain in the east Mediterranean Sea for 90 days – even if the European Union …
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August 11, 2020
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Tuesday that Ankara will issue new license for drilling in the “western part of its continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. According to Turkish media, Cavusoglu said “the Turkish administration demonstrated its goodwill in the …
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July 7, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey has threatened it will retaliate if the European Union imposes sanctions on the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, during a joint press conference with Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice of the Commission. “We’ll have to …
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June 23, 2020
Editor, FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Turkey has proposed a dialogue with Greece to solve bilateral issues. At the same time, it threatens with a hot pursuit should Athens try to prevent Turkey’s planned drilling for hydrocarbon south of the island of Crete No one will dare stopping our drilling. These are our sovereign rights that …
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June 19, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
With typical Turkish logic in derivation from the International Law of the Sea, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu claimed that islands located far away from Greece’s mainland cannot have continental shelf. “We see Kastelorizo from Turkey” he said in an effort to defend Ankara’s position on the matter, as if the …
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June 18, 2020
World
Turkish foreign and defense ministries and intelligence will soon work with US counterparts on Libya, Turkey ’s top diplomat said on Thursday. Speaking at a webinar with the US-based Turkish American National Steering Committee, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his US counterpart Donald Trump to …
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June 11, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
“Turkey is not concerned about the maritime boundaries deal between Greece and Italy as it does not involve the Eastern Mediterranean or the Aegean Seas, where Turkey has shores,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday. “Their deal has proven the validity of Turkey’s argument on such maritime deals,” …
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June 5, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque and has asked his aides to conduct a comprehensive study on how to do this. According to Turkish daily Hurriyet, during a top party meeting earlier this week, Erdogan noted that Hagia Sophia was reopened as a …
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May 6, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Wednesday that the sovereignty of certain Greek islands and islets “is not clear.” Prompt was the response of the Foreign Ministry in Athens. Speaking to Turkish TV 100, Cavusoglou said that “there are islands and islets whose sovereignty is not clear” and listed …
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February 20, 2020
Turkey-GR
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that “Greece is slowly accepting the status quo in the Eastern Mediterranean following the Turkey-Libya deal on maritime boundaries. Ankara’s “resolute stance has led the rest of the countries in the region, but mainly Greece,” to accept the status quo that Turkey wants in the …
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February 18, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey “welcomed” the launch of Confidence Building Measures talks with Greece with air space violations and a provocative statement by the Foreign Minister who calls the “Muslim minority of Greece” as “Turkish.” The armed forces of Greece and Turkey began meeting in Athens on Monday in the framework of military …
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January 24, 2020
Greece, Politics
Despite the tensions between the two countries, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed their condolences to the Turkish people and offered any assistance to the earthquake-stricken neighboring country that counts so far 14 dead, more than 300 injured and many people still under the …
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January 16, 2020
Turkey-GR
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his provocative activities in the East Mediterranean and said on Thursday that Turkey would start granting licenses for exploration and drilling in the eastern Mediterranean in 2020, in accord with a maritime agreement with Libya. He added that vessel Oruc Reis would begin seismic activities …
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December 11, 2019
Turkey-GR
Turkey has found a childish way to expand its borders and deliberately delinate its Exclusive Economic Zone. High-ranking officials like the Foreign Minister take a map and draw vertical and horizontal lines according to their liking. FM Mevlut Cavusoglu presented such a map to the delight of any nationalist Turk …
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December 6, 2019
Greece
Turkey and Libya reacted with anger at the decision of Greece to expel the Libyan ambassador to Athens. The foreign ministers of both countries condemned the expulsion as “unacceptable”, while Tripolis added that they would apply reciprocity had Greece an ambassador there. O, Friday morning, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, …
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October 30, 2019
Politics, World
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to officially recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Historians say an estimated 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire — the predecessor to modern-day Turkey — between 1915 and 1923. The historic …
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October 17, 2019
World
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced they have reached a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Kurds, following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. Turkey denies that there is ceasefire. Turkey will pause all military operations for 120 hours to allow …
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