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Escalating Greek-Turkish tensions raise heightened concerns, fuel war scenarios
The escalation of tensions between Turkey and Greece has reached a point that goes far beyond longstanding fears of a Greek-Turkish military accident, and the prospect of a full-fledged war between the two NATO countries is now being discussed in the Turkish, Greek, and international press - and is brought up in the statements of the two countries' leaders.
Greek PM says he is open to meeting Erdoğan
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was always open to meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as tensions between the two historical rivals mount.
The two uneasy neighbors have for years feuded over maritime borders and energy exploration rights in disputed parts of the Aegean and in the eastern Mediterranean.
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis TIF press conference (live)
We must keep a channel of communication open with Turkey he responded
Europeans booking hotels, apartments for winter in Türkiye
Europeans faced with the prospects of a difficult winter due to a looming energy crisis are booking hotels and apartments in Türkiye to spend the cold months here.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent electricity and gas prices skyrocketing while governments are imposing rules to lower energy consumption.
The US and NATO are calling on Greece and Turkey to Start a Dialogue
"Greece and Turkey should start a dialogue to reduce tensions between them", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Stoltenberg pointed out that a so-called deconfliction mechanism has been created in NATO, in which Turkey and Greece can join.
US, PKK hold joint military exercise in Syria
U.S. soldiers have taken part in a joint military exercise with PKK/YPG terrorists in the countryside in Syria's northeast.
Photos from the exercise conducted by the U.S.-led Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the ISIL were shared on the coalition's Twitter account, saying, "stronger together."
Montenegrin Alleged Drug Gang Boss Reported Killed in Turkey
Police await official confirmation of reports on Thursday that Jovan Vukotic, the alleged head of the notorious Skaljari drug gang, was killed in Turkey.