Ankara this morning issued a new Navigation Telex (NAVTEX) for seismic surveys to be conducted by Oruc Reis, in the same area it threatened to carry out explorations in July. The designated…
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Things are moving rapidly geopolitically on the Greek-Turkish front after an agreement was reached between Greece and Egypt on their respective Exclusive Economic Zones. According to information from OPEN TV, Ankara informed…
Turkey responded to the signing of a maritime demarcation agreement between Greece and Egypt, by issuing a Navigation Telex (NAVTEX) reserving the area between the islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo for military exercises.…
No matter what German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, or what Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin say to him, there is no one who can control him, Ethnos…
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chairman of the Parliamentary…
Everything shows, after the recent events, the role played by Berlin as a catalyst in the face of developments between Greece and Turkey. According to Pantelis Valasopoulos, OPEN TV correspondent in Germany,…
Letters to the national commissions for UNESCO were sent by the president of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, Ekaterini Tzitzikosta, asking for support for the preservation of Hagia Sophia as…
It appears that the Greek military’s strong response in dealing with Turkish plans to illegally violate Greece’s maritime waters, has caused a panic in Ankara with a spokesman for Turkish President Recep…
The mayor of Constantinople, Ekrem İmamoğlu, will be in Ankara on the day of the first Islamic prayer in Hagia Sophia, on July 24. He will be at an event marking the…
Turkish resource surveys to the south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo will commence today and will occur until August 2, Attaleia (Ἀττάλεια, Turkish: Antalya) hydrographic service in Turkey announced.…
Cyprus remembers and honours all those who defended their homeland in 1974. The sirens sounded on Monday, at 5:30am, to mark the time 46 years ago when the Turkish invasion was launched,…
Relations between Moscow and Ankara will not deteriorate due to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked in an interview with Avtoradio radio station.…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis again criticised Turkey over its decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque and called for European sanctions over Ankara’s policies in the Eastern Mediterranean region. His…
According to the Ankara-based Navigational TeleX (NAVTEX), illegal Turkish drilling in Cypriot waters is expected to begin on July 18 and will continue until August 18. NAVTEX in detail: NAVTEX 0950/20 TURNHOS…
The Greek Foreign Minister stated that there will be a follow-up on the issue of sanctions against Turkey in August. Greece is asking the European Union for a wide list of sanctions…
The Greek government is preparing a diplomatic push for the European Union to sanction Turkey as a first response to its decision of converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque. According to Open…
US senators have demanded to permanently remove Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program. This is in retaliation for Ankara’s cooperation with Russia and not submitting to demands made by Washington. Republican…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who participated in a teleconference at the “Mass Celebration of Hydroelectric Power Plant Opening” launched by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, instigated new challenges against…
Kostas Stoupas Although Turkey is on the verge of bankruptcy and joining the IMF, it continues to spend huge sums on defence equipment and is constantly announcing new investment programs in the…
Consultations on defining maritime zones between Greece and Libya, launched by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias after contacts and a meeting with the President of the Libyan Parliament, are taking place with…