Tag Archives: Turkey

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking on Friday at the conference “Metapolitefsi 1974-2024: 50 years of Greek foreign policy,” stressed that the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf is the only difference between Greece and Türkiye. “Any other issue Türkiye raises is not up for discussion,” …

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“There is no way we accept fait a compli,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Turkey responding to provocative statements of Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler regarding exploration in the Aegean Sea. “We believe that the mild climate that permeates Greek-Turkish relations can favor the restart of talks on the Cyprus …

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“The Treaty of Lausanne is clear and not open to misinterpretation. It refers to a Muslim minority,” diplomatic sources said in Athens responding to the provocative statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who raised the issue of a “Turkish minority,” on Thursday. Addressing the Turkish Parliament’s budget committee, Fidan …

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The Foreign Ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed that they disagree on the crucial issue between the two neighboring countries, with the Greek FM Giorgos Gerapetritis to state that Turkey has different approach to the issues of the Aegean Sea. Greece sees only the demarcation of the Exclusive Economic Zone …

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A day before the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey meet in Athens on Friday, Giorgos Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan laid out their respective positions in two separate interviews. The Greek foreign minister, In an interview with Turkish daily Hurriyet, Greek FM Gerapetritis emphasized the importance of peaceful coexistence and …

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Greece and Turkey will explore whether they can start talks aimed at demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Neighbors Greece and Turkey, both NATO allies but historic foes, have been at odds for decades over a range of issues from airspace to maritime jurisdiction in the …

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Sovereignty issues are never going to be on the discussion table with Turkiye and we will defend our sovereign rights, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday in an interview with Skai TV. Speaking about the meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, a day earlier in Brussels, Gerapetritis said …

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“Greece is in principle in favor of Turkiye’s European path,” Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Thursday. “Of course, it is self-evident that this path goes through respect for international law, the European acquis, respect for the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all member states,” he added. Minister Gerapetritis made …

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Greece and Turkey jointly organize a landmark event, the Hackathon 2024, for students, start-uppers and scientists, the foreign ministries of the two counties announced on Monday. In a joint statement, the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Türkiye, Costas Fragogiannis and Mehmet Kemal Bozay, respectively, announced the upcoming …

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Tension between Greece and Turkey has been rising in the Aegean Sea again in the last 24 hours, after Ankara deployed warships just outside the Greek territorial waters between the islands of Kasos and Karpathos. The Turkish warships are monitoring the Italian research vessel “Ievoli Relume,” which is conducting surveys …

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Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis sent a message to Turkey that Greece’s F-35 jets will land suddenly one night in Ankara and create havoc. The Greek Minister was actually responding to the threats by the Turkish Defense Ministry against Cyprus on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the invasion of …

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Turkey’s Defense Ministry posted a message on social media on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s invasion of Cyprus, which included a bellicose warning: “[We] may come unexpectedly one night.” Bu kadar yürekten çağırma beni, Bir gece ansızın gelebilirim… 🇹🇷 Mutlu Barış Harekâtı’nın 50’nci yılında, Kıbrıs’taki Türk …

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“Greece does not accept recommendations on how to exercise its policy and protect its national interests,” diplomatic sources stressed on Tuesday, in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan statements that “Cyprus, Greece should ‘stay away’ from Middle East matters.” “During the Middle East crisis, Greece has maintained a stance …

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Statements by the CEO of Enterprise Greece, Marinos Giannopoulos, on “Greece-Turkey energy cooperation in the Aegean and Southern Mediterranean” have raised question marks, reported diplomacy journalist Nikos Meletis on news website liberal.gr In an interview with Turkish news agency Anadolu, Galanopoulos presented investment opportunities in Greece and referred to pipelines …

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Greece has found an unexpected supporter in its legitimate claim for the return of the stolen Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum. A Turkish archaeologist said last week that there is no any written authorization by the Ottoman Empire allowing Lord Elgin to remove the Parthenon Sculptures. Already in 2019, …

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A woman was killed and two other people were injured, all Greeks, in a traffic accident that took place in the city of Usak near Izmir in West Turkey on Thursday morning. According to Turkish media information, the 67-year-old woman died on the spot as she was thrown from the …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that they disagree on crucial bilateral issues but also on Palestinian Hamas. During joint statements after meeting in Ankara on Monday afternoon, the two leaders openly disagree on disputes such as the Mulsim minority in north-eastern Greece, the …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that the conversion of the historic Byzantine church of Chora in Istanbul into a mosque was not necessary. He added that he will put the issue to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when they meet in Ankara next week. The “unnecessary conversion …

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Of all things on Easter Monday, the Turkish government decided to announce the formal opening of another Byzantine church into a mosque. After Hagia Sophia, the Chora church is the second magnificent heritage of Greek Orthodoxy that Turkey converts into a mosque and opens for prayers to Muslim faithful. The …

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“Turkiye must respect the European acquis, which fully includes the participation at all levels of the Republic of Cyprus,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis stressed on Friday in an interview with “Kanali Ena”, commenting on the conclusions of the European Council, which link the progress of EuroTurkish relations with developments in …

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