Turkey highlights seismic exploration in disputed areas south of Crete via Libya MoU, provocatively timed during PM Mitsotakis’ February 11, 2026 Ankara visit and talks with Erdoğan on bilateral normalization. Athens condemns it as a challenge to sovereign rights amid dialogue efforts.
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Hakan Fidan: Turkey-EU trade at $230B could double with Customs Union modernisation, but Greek Cypriot side blocks unanimity. Erdoğan to raise issue with Mitsotakis Wednesday.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has clarified that long-term Navtex notices in the Aegean are issued indefinitely, demanding coordination for any research east of the 25th meridian and reiterating demilitarization claims for 23 Greek islands. The statements, countering Greek media reports, come just days before a key meeting between PM Mitsotakis and President Erdogan, blending diplomatic restatement with domestic messaging.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sharply criticized Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s engagement with Benjamin Netanyahu, noting that no other European leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv for photos amid widespread political backlash. Fidan described Netanyahu’s government as both genocidal and suicidal, endangering Israel’s future.
Turkey condemned Greece’s air force for posting C-130 photos two days after a Turkish C-130 crashed in Georgia, killing 20. The post was deleted and replaced with condolences. Ankara demands disciplinary action, calling the timing insensitive and disrespectful.
