Greek–Turkish relations

The National Council for Foreign Affairs (ESEP) will hold a meeting Friday at 11 a.m. to discuss latest developments in Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus problem.

The meeting will be chaired by Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos.

The meeting will take place amid a spike in tension in Greek-Turkish ties.

Placing yet more strain on relations with Greece, Turkey, via its Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, disputed the status of the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean and insisted it will never withdraw its troops from Cyprus.

Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar warned Greece and Cyprus Sunday not to encroach on Turkish regional interests.

According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, Akar said that Turkey will continue to safeguard its rights an interests both in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar warned Greece and Cyprus Sunday not to encroach on Turkish regional interests.

According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, Akar said that Turkey will continue to safeguard its rights an interests both in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

Hundreds of migrants including children and families have been illegally returned from Greece to Turkey despite Greek authorities being repeatedly warned about the practice, three non-governmental organizations said on Dec. 12.

The head of the Turkish Coast Guard met with his Greek counterpart in the Greek port city of Piraeus for talks on Nov. 23.

The two victims of a plane crash on Nov. 19 have been found in Turkey's Aegean region, according to officials.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned on Thursday that if his country's dispute with Greece over the Aegean Sea is not resolved, there is "another option." 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that the country's differences with Greece over the Aegean Sea will be put to the National Security Council for discussion, indicating that there is "another option" for the government besides diplomacy for resolving the dispute.

The midterm elections in the United States on Tuesday were a good day for Hellenism in America. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, widely seen as an ally of Greece and Cyprus for over two decades, was re-elected to a third term, while the number of Americans of Greek descent in the House of Representatives also increased.