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

A civilian flight was affected during the encounter

"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

Analysts map out the risk of a hot incident at sea or in the air, as Gerapetritis says Greece has shown it can send frigates and F-16s wherever needed

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

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

Tuesday marked one of the tensest days in the Aegean in recent memory, with Turkish air activity raising the risk of a serious incident

Former PM warns of an Aegean version of the Prespes deal, and takes aim at Gerapetritis

The latest eastern Aegean incursions coincide with Turkish efforts to strengthen landing-craft fleet, marine forces and amphibious transport capacity in the eastern Mediterranean

The incident marks first aerial engagement in months after two armed Turkish F-16s violated Greek airspace and initially declined to follow interception instructions

Ankara on Wednesday revisited claims of discrimination against members of the Muslim minority in Greece's Thrace province, whom it calls "Turkish", saying they are not given the right to elect muftis - who are appointed by the state, as happens in Turkey

According to allegations by the Greek fishermen, who shot the video, the Turkish coast guard vessel was escorting Turkish trawlers illegally fishing in Greek territorial waters

A foreign ministry spokeswoman reiterated that unilateral claims concerning the demilitarization of the Aegean islands are unfounded and have been repeatedly rejected

Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis emphasizes calm bilateral relations, stronger defense, and international diplomacy, while reaffirming Greece’s focus on legal solutions and energy and military initiatives amid recent talks with Turkey

He also termed the “threat of war” as something anachronistic and a stigma that resulted in Ankara's recent exclusion from EU’s SAFE program for defense spending and production capacity

The intelligence reports, operational logs of the Hellenic Navy, and the key figures of the crisis

The leaders are expected to meet by mid-February as Athens and Ankara seek to sustain dialogue amid regional uncertainty

Addressing Turkey directly, Gerapetritis noted that while the concept of the “Blue Homeland” has not disappeared, Greece has firmly articulated its own position through maritime spatial planning.