Last night's mysterious drone flight is the latest sign of a covert intelligence and surveillance campaign across the Aegean
The Navtex will be issued exclusively by Greek authorities, since this particular maritime zone falls under Greek jurisdiction
"Turkey's reactions come because for the first time, Greece has taken on the initiative to defend her sovereignty and her coastal region sovereign rights," the Foreign Minister addressed to the Greek Parliament
Ankara published maps of two new marine parks, one of which excludes Greek waters around Kastellorizo. Athens calls the move legally void
The buildup comes as Athens points to a growing range of Turkish maritime activities, including Ankara’s push to use environmental initiatives to advance its unilateral claims in the Aegean and E. Mediterranean
Nearly three years after the Athens Declaration sought to open a new chapter in bilateral ties, Ankara and Athens are once again facing growing tensions over maritime zones, sovereignty and competing regional ambitions
Diplomats and analysts warn that calm has run out in Greek-Turkish relations, and say symbolic gestures won't be enough to counter Ankara's moves
DM Yaşar Guler said Ankara is monitoring Greek defense activities, as reports of Israeli air defense systems on Aegean islands fuel more Turkish paranoia
Greece rejects Ankara’s claims as unfounded and reiterates that its sole bilateral dispute with Turkey concerns a delimitation of maritime zones
Ankara maintains the new rules have no legal effect on its Aegean claims, as Athens updates planning rules for renewable energy projects
Ankara’s unilateral marine park declarations in the northeast Aegean add a new environmental and administrative dimension to its long-running unilateral claims
Tuesday marked one of the tensest days in the Aegean in recent memory, with Turkish air activity raising the risk of a serious incident
The Greek side charged that the unilateral designation of marine parks beyond Turkish territorial waters violates international law and cannot affect Greek sovereign rights
The Greek side is apparently seeking to counter Turkey’s quantitative military buildup through frigates, UA systems and advanced defense technology
No ships will leave Rafina for the Cyclades except those that had already sailed before the ban took effect Thursday afternoon
The research vessel will carry out seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean until August 30 as part of preparations for a planned gas pipeline linking Turkey with northern Cyprus.
Authorities are investigating whether three bodies recovered from the Aegean belong to a father and his two young daughters who disappeared after a jet ski accident off Turkey's coast
Athens is building an autonomous naval command to counter Turkey's buildup at a fraction of the cost
Limnos’ vast Posidonia meadow, the largest in the Eastern Mediterranean, is being restored through a pioneering project to protect biodiversity and store carbon.
Greek officials link renewed nationalist rhetoric in the neighboring country and Ankara's claims to 'pressure tactics' in the eastern Mediterranean