Turkey had unilaterally and arbitrarily declared this area to the UN as a Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Jeff Flake: No build-up - This isn't related to Ankara; it's part of Washington’s efforts to support the Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion

TO VIMA talks to the Turkish official, Zeynep Boz, who surprised the world at the recent UNESCO meeting by supporting Greece and its plight to get back the Parthenon marbles from the British museum

US Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Blake remarked in his post that “today marked an important step forward” referring to Turkey’s purchase of Lockheed Martin’s latest generation fighter jet

Turkey's representative at UNESCO said her country was not aware of any Ottoman-era document legitimizing the removal and sale of the Parthenon Sculptures to Lord Elgin.

Archaeologists unearthed an impressive mosaic floor dating to the second century B.C

'Blue Homeland' joined by 'Newspeak' moniker of 'Sea of Islands' and fantastical 'Sky Homeland'. Most recent nationalist neologism cites 'Space Homeland'

PM Mitsotakis also repeated a warning to the new leadership in North Macedonia: 'when someone pulls on the line, they should be ready for it to break'

Two more were injured

The Greek PM said Athens will not seek permission from anyone over matters of national sovereignty; comments also on Prespa Agreement

Request to USCIRF comes in the wake of the medieval Chora Cathedral's reconversion into a mosque by the Erdogan administration

Migration, human trafficking and terrorism are at the heart of the agencies' not-so-secret collaboration

The recent Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting highlights how Greece and Turkey's MFAs navigate a minefield of bilateral issues to maintain the positive agenda. Meanwhile, statements made by Greek political leaders in reaction to the meeting have set off domestic bickering

The United States stresses the importance of maintaining calm in the Aegean and resolving disputes in accordance with international law, following a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Greek authorities are closely monitoring developments

The dates cited in the Turkish Navtex come before a meeting in Ankara on Monday between visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Widely circulated reports by international media on Thursday of Turkey stopping all exports and imports to and from Israel generated a heated response by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who took to X to post that “…”This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade […]

The verdant eastern Aegean island is among the closest to the opposite Asia Minor coast

However, today's meeting occurs amidst heightened tensions stemming from Ankara's objection to Greece's intent to establish undersea marine parks in the central Aegean and the Ionian Sea.

The Mitsotakis government this month said it aims to designate an undersea marine park in the Aegean and Ionian Seas