Aegean Sea

Greece has expanded its visa on arrival program, in which Turkish citizens can obtain a visa without the need to apply in advance, to simplify travel to five more Aegean islands.

The Greek Foreign Ministry announced that the fast-track program will be applied to Turkish counterparts on the islands of Symi, Kastelorizo, Icaria, Kalymnos and Limnos as of April 30.

Turkish tourists can now visit Leros, Lemnos, Kalymnos, Kastellorizo and Symi as of Tuesday part of the "visa express" program after the Aegean islands became part of the initiative.

The "Blue Homeland" doctrine which envisages Turkish influence over large swaths of the Mediterranean and other seas at the expense of other countries in the region, including Greece, will be taught during the next school year, local media revealed.

Some of the quickest flights span 2 to 20 minutes, including one over the Aegean Sea

Kos was one of the first islands in the Aegean to attract large numbers of tourists, as far back as the 1930s

The winds will blow northeast at 3 to 5 in the western regions & north at 4 to 6 in the eastern regions locally reaching 7 beaufort in the Aegean Sea – The temperature will experience a slight increase mainly in the western areas

Winds up to 7 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea - Temperature rises from Monday - EMY's forecast until Thursday

Turkey speaks of “unilateral actions” that create de facto situations on islands in the Aegean where -according to them- their “sovereignty has not been determined”

Turkey's Defense Ministry said it "remained vigilant" regarding Greece's decision to declare two new Marine Parks, one in the Aegean Sea and the other in the Ionian Sea, saying it will not accept "unilateral conditions" in the islands of the Aegean. 

Trepidation about the future of the environment was expressed at the 9th International Our Ocean Conference in Athens, with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry saying that no country is close to living sustainably. Politicians, scientists and organizations from all over the world expressed similar concerns.