AEGEAN SEA

American officials have urged Ankara to refrain from action that would further escalate tension with fellow NATO member Greece in the Aegean Sea, Kathimerini understands, adding that the issue was raised during the Munich Security Conference last month, as well as during private contacts in Ankara.

Greek military analysts believe Turkey is raising tensions in the Aegean Sea because it found itself cornered on the Syrian front. According to their analysis, Turkey is becoming more aggressive against Greece, as its ambitions in Syria have been railed back after the US and Russia have abandoned Erdogan in the east.

German news outlet Spiegel reports on an increasing number of Turkish nationals seeking refuge in Greece for fear of persecution by the Erdogan regime in Turkey. The article focuses on the cases of the two Turkish soldiers, who were members of a special unit allegedly involved in plans to assassinate Turlish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the failed military coup on July 15.

Washington appears to have activated a channel of communication with Ankara in a bid to reduce the recent spike in tensions with Greece in the Aegean Sea.

The leader of the extreme right Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli openly threatened Greece that if its army wanted to be thrown into the sea again, the Turkish army was ready. Commenting on the recent increasing tensions between the two countries in the Aegean Sea, Mr.

Two Greeks were among all the Hollywood stars on the Oscars ceremony night in Los Angeles, Sunday. University student Daphne Matziarakis was nominated for best short documentary for “4.1 miles”. Accompanying her was the protagonist of her movie, Greek coast guard officer Kyriakos Papadopoulos, 43.

The head of EU border agency Frontex on Feb. 27 criticized charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they encourage the traffickers who profit from the dangerous Mediterranean crossings.

On the 21st anniversary of the Kardak/Imia crisis, at the end of last month, there was a marked tension between Turkey and Greece. 

In the latest of a series of aggressive statements between Greek and Turkish high ranking officials over the sovereignty of the Imia islands in the Aegean Sea, Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos responded to Turkey’s Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu’s threat that Turkey could s

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has warned Greece not to try the country's patience amid fresh tension between the two countries over remarks by Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias, which he described as "provocative."

"Basically, we have many similar sides [with Greece] but ultimately, Greece should not allow one spoiled child to overshadow all of these," he said Feb. 26.