The “kavgas,” a Turkish word that did not lose its original meaning in Greek, just as “tsampoukas” and “ntais” did not. Kavga was always “kavgas.”

The timeline and geopolitics around Greece's "Hydrocarbons 2.0" plans in the Ionian and Crete, the status of the Great Sea Interconnector, and Turkey

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis says Athens will keep communication channels open with Ankara while defending its sovereign rights and responding to Turkish provocations if necessary.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a clear message to Turkey regarding Ankara's reaction to Greece's new spatial planning frameworks during a cabinet meeting

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

Still, the "calm waters" have grown murky. And it’s hard to see them running clear again, as long as Turkey continues to harbor grandiose ambitions

The critical question is why Turkey chose to deepen the crisis in relations with Greece at this particular moment

Yes, we want peace. But we want it from a position of strength. Dialogue with Turkey is not an invention of the present government. All Greek governments, since the restoration of democracy, have held talks with Turkey, at times in a disorderly and fruitless manner, with 64 rounds of exploratory contacts that contributed nothing substantive to strengthening our national positions.

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

Athens says Turkey’s unilateral designation of two marine parks in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean cannot affect Greek sovereign rights or create legal consequences under international law

Ankara’s creation of two marine parks in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean has prompted a sharp response from Athens, which says the move has no legal effect on Greek sovereign rights and undermines efforts to maintain calmer bilateral relations

The Greek side charged that the unilateral designation of marine parks beyond Turkish territorial waters violates international law and cannot affect Greek sovereign rights

Turkish foreign minister again claims that Greece, Cyprus and Israel have formed a security alliance targeting Ankara

Sensationalist Turkish media reports portray new military accommodations on Ro isle as 'militarization'

Incidents over the central and southeast Aegean come as Athens and Ankara seek to preserve dialogue despite persistent security frictions

Final steps ahead at the Council of State and ministries, plus where Turkey's "Blue Homeland" plan stands