Greek military

A serious incident took place on Good Friday, when a Turkish patrol boat threatened to arrest a Greek fishing boat in the Greek sea waters. The episode started when a Turkish patrol boat warned a Greek fishing boat to leave the area near the Greek island of Inousses claiming it was in Turkish waters. The captain refused and the Turkish boat threatened to arrest the crew.

The Centre for Control and Prevention of Diseases (KEELPNO) released a press report Friday informing Greek authorities that a 9-year old Syrian refugee boy had been diagnosed with hepatitis A.

A Togo-flagged boat reportedly full of weapons and explosives was seized by the Greek authorities off Turkey's western coast on Feb. 28.

Just a few days following the provocative flight of six Turkish military jets over four Greek islands, Turkey is violating Greek territorial waters yet again. The Turkish hydrographic plane is on a mission between the islands of Lesbos and Chios accompanied by the Turkish corvette ship, Bodrum.

The Greek military on Tuesday reported that two Turkish F-16 warplanes recorded an illegal flyover of the small Greek isle of Farmakonissi the same day.

The Dodecanese isle has been at the center of attention over the past 48 hours as a wooden vessel carrying third country nationals from the Turkish coast aiming to land on the island sunk, drowning 34 people, including 15 children.

Turkey?s Prime Ministry has released a notice to limit Victory Day celebrations set on Aug. 30, stating that an inconspicuous, rather than festive, celebrating would be endorsed because of recent violent incidents that have left scores of deaths and injuries.

Reuters on Wednesday reported from Moscow that Greek DM Panos Kammenos is negotiating the purchase of missiles for the S-300 long-range anti-aircraft system originally bought for Cyprus but then shipped to Greece more than a decade ago.

The international news agency quotes the Russian agency RIA.

The Greek government is reportedly demanding 100 million euros in rebates from German firms considered responsible for paying kickbacks to win defence contracts during previous years, according to Reuters.

The news agency cites a "high-ranking source" in the Greek defence ministry as the basis for its report.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) made public harassment of its aircrafts by Greek military aircrafts, only a day after a similar announcement.

Despite having made clear that he would take an executive role in the presidential palace rather than the largely ceremonial role so far cast for the head of the state, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will still have to fulfill certain ceremonial duties.