The PKK has begun withdrawing all its fighters from Turkey to northern Iraq, marking a key step in a government-backed disarmament process aimed at ending decades of conflict and opening the door to political participation
A rubber boat carrying migrants capsized near Bodrum, Mugla province, killing 14 people while search and rescue efforts continue for possible survivors
"As long as Turkey maintains a standing casus belli against Greece, and as long as it continues to challenge the sovereignty of Greek islands in the Aegean, it’s obviously impossible for us to agree to such participation,” Mitsotakis said pointedly.
The Greek FM told his Turkish counterpart the sole difference between the countries was the demarcation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf.
Athens links Ankara’s participation in the EU defence programme to the withdrawal of Turkey’s war threat, as Foreign Minister Fidan warns against escalating rhetoric
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke from Parliament’s podium during an off-the-agenda debate at the political party leaders’ level on foreign policy issues
Athens faces mounting pressure from Berlin and NATO to ease its stance on Turkey’s role in Europe’s new defense framework—risking both its regional balance and relations with powerful EU allies
Kosovo says it has received Skydagger FPV “RTF” loitering munitions from Turkey; Belgrade condemns the shipment and warns it threatens stability in the Western Balkans
Nineteen Turkish celebrities were summoned in Istanbul’s drug probe, as critics see echoes of a wider clampdown on artists and journalists
As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped into the White House last week, two legislative restrictions, both linked to the F-35 fighter jet, continued to tie the president’s hands, despite his evident desire to reset relations with Ankara
By 2028, Turkey could meet over half its gas needs through domestic production and LNG imports, challenging Russia and Iran’s hold on the last major European market and advancing Ankara’s ambition to become a regional gas hub
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman accused the West of double standards, citing Cyprus and North Macedonia in a way that appeared to side against Greece
Should diplomacy prove insufficient, however, Fidan indicated that the matter would then fall to the country’s military and security institutions.
Speaking after a meeting with NATO SC Rutte, the Greek PM also said Athens will not consent to changing unanimity clause in accepting a new EU member-state
With limited fiscal space and the prospect of joint programs with the EU still at a theoretical stage, Athens has no current plans to acquire additional fighter jets beyond a possible expansion of the F-35 and Rafale fleets.
“With regard to Chevron, we have nothing to discuss with Turkey, as the Prime Minister made very clear in his interview with the Wall Street Journal," stressed Greece’s Environment and Energy Minister.
'We seek dialogue and peaceful coexistence with our neighbors, but we are not naive,' the Greek prime minister noted from the podium of the 80th UN General Assembly session
Trump said Putin had spent billions of dollars on the war but had achieved very little. The US president expressed his desire that Turkey would stop buying Russian oil.
The Greek prime minister, among others, said there's nothing to discuss with Ankara regarding hydrocarbon research south of Crete, for instance. He also fielded a question on Chinese ownership of the port of Piraeus; cited the IMEC corridor initiative
The American Hellenic Institute stressed that Ankara continues to pursue policies that run counter to U.S. strategic interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.