Growing defense ties on the part of Greece and Cyprus with Israel and France, respectively, have strengthened regional deterrence and reportedly heightened Turkish concerns over strategic isolation, maritime influence and future energy corridors

Pro-government Turkish outlets cast Greece's first voluntary female military intake as a panic response to Turkey's growing defense power, with one commentator alleging an Israeli plot against Ankara

Greek officials link renewed nationalist rhetoric in the neighboring country and Ankara's claims to 'pressure tactics' in the eastern Mediterranean

Brussels reportedly weighs possible economic countermeasures while Greece accuses Ankara of seeking to formalize disputed maritime claims

The "unofficial" reaction merely echoed standing Greek policy, namely, that the country will not accept “revisionist” interpretations of international law after

Ankara is preparing to deploy at least 90 warships and conduct sweeping air force drills in the coming weeks, as reports emerge of plans to codify its revisionist "Blue Homeland" maritime doctrine into law

Greek officials have warned that any domestic maritime legislation merely seeks to amplify disputed claims in the Aegean, eastern Mediterranean, but without a basis in international law

Athens is monitoring Ankara's move to codify contested sea claims in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean through domestic legislation, calling the potential bill a baseless domestic measure with no standing under international law

The official letter by Ankara points to alleged violations against its unilaterally declared Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the eastern Mediterranean, one of the more prominent exercises in 'Turkography' since 2019

He also dismissed Ankara's annoyance with the declaration of a marine park in the Greek territorial waters in the southern Aegean, saying Athens doesn't discuss issues of sovereignty

A replica of a historic 16th century map that was presented to the Patriarch by Greece's military chief of staff reportedly riles Turkish defense ministry

A top US lobbyist this week touched on what he called Turkey’s increasingly problematic stance towards American and Western interests, in testimony before the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe. In his detailed statement, Jonathan Schanzer, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a conservative think tank, spoke to Committee […]

Bahçeli is the head of the ultra-nationalist and extremist MHP party and an Erdogan government coalition partner

The trademark had been filed by the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) in 2021 and immediately generated heated opposition by Athens

'Blue Homeland' exercise, a reference to Turkey’s expressed expansionist and revisionist policies, involves 20,000 military personnel, 87 warships, seven submarines, seven unmanned naval vehicles, 31 aircraft, and is scheduled to be completed by Jan. 16.

Turkey says the 'Blue Homeland 2025' exercise will take place from January 7-16, and aims to enhance the operational preparedness of its naval forces in the Black Sea, Aegean, and Mediterranean.

Erdogan referred to the irredentist policy of the “Blue Homeland” – a strategy which effectively disputes Greek sovereignty over a large sea area including islands in the eastern Aegean