To commemorate Oxi Day, the raising of the largest Greek flag in Kastellorizo’s history occurred today. OXI Day commemorates when on October 28, 1940 former military general and Prime Minister of Greece,…
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An Air Force pilot of the “Zeus” squadron sent a resounding message to all Greeks “from Orestiada to Gavdos and from Othonos to Kastelorizo” on the anniversary of October 28, 1940 when…
The voice of Orthodoxy is heard loudly in Kastellorizo. A priest has been living on the island for 73 years and resists Turkish provocation. He shows Sputnik Hellas the great hagiography on…
The Deputy Mayor of Kastellorizo, Stratos Amygdalos, spoke to Sputnik Hellas about the Turkish provocation and about life on the island before and after the coronavirus. Amygdalos, sends a message of unity…
Military expert and professor of strategic studies, Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip “Erdoğan is losing consensus internally and is putting the economy in crisis. The Admiral also…
All analysts agree, the situation in the East Mediterranean is more dangerous than ever and the next 24 hours are considered critical as it will be clear whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
With Turkey increasing hostilities and tensions in the East Mediterranean, according to inside sources, Athens has four contingencies to deal with the provocations. On Wednesday it is recalled that Turkish President Recep…
Greek Spokesman: Ankara’s actions in the East Med is to distract Turks from their economic situation
In an interview on Greek television, a government spokesman highlighted that Turkey is partially motivated to cause hostilities in the East Mediterranean by the need to distract their citizens from the declining…
Turkey’s Kanuni drill ship has sailed from Myrsine (Μυρσίνη, Turkish: Mersin) on Turkey’s southeast Mediterranean coast and is reportedly headed to Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολη, Turkish: İstanbul), sailing through sensitive territory. The sail of…
Τhe Turkish research vessel Oruç Reis turned off its geopositioning system shortly before 10:00 on Tuesday morning. The last signal from the Oruç Reis was in an area within the Greek continental…
After Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC Bratislava Global Security Forum last week, in a meeting described as “almost jovial,” it…
Defense Minister returns to Greece in a hurry as Turkey increases tensions in the East Mediterranean
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos is hurrying back to Athens after new developments in the Eastern Mediterranean after the new provocative actions made by the Turks. Turkey’s provocative decision to issue a…
The Turks continued their provocations against Greece by using a drone to violate Greek air space and play through speakers the the Turkish national anthem and Ottoman battle hymns, as reported by…
Yesterday, the Turks continued their provocations against Greece by using a drone to violate and play through speakers the the Turkish national anthem and Ottoman battle hymns, as reported by Greek City…
The German Ambassador to Athens made a surprising announcement while speaking to the Standing European Affairs Committee of the Greek parliament earlier today, saying that Turkey will soon see the “stick” from…
For weeks, Greece and Turkey have been facing off in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, raising fears that a dispute between two NATO allies could turn into a full-blown regional crisis, CNN reported.…
The Turkish people were promised glorious victories, they were promised Greek islands, they were promised they would get their chance to throw “the Greeks into the sea,” they were promised a “Blue…
New statement shave been made Turkey’s so-called Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, who is in Antifellos (Αντίφελλος, Turkish: Kaş), located directly opposite Kastellorizo, and described Greeks as “friends” but continued Turkey’s demand’s…
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou referred to the difficult period that the people of Kastellorizo are going through due to Turkish provocations in the East Mediterranean. “Kastellorizo is a precious part of our…
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has arrived in Kastellorizo to celebrate the island’s independence from Fascist Italian rule despite concerns that Ankara is very likely to try and take advantage of the presence…