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Greece officially protests to Turkish Ambassador regarding illegal overflights of Turkish F-16 jets
Turkish jets violated Greece’s airspace multiple times over the Aegean Sea
Tourists flock to Antalya during Easter holiday
Foreign tourists have flocked to the Turkish province of Antalya on the Mediterranean coast to spend their Easter holiday.
In April 2020, only 905 holidaymakers arrived in the tourist hotspot, but in the first two weeks of this month alone, Antalya already welcomed 300,000 travelers, up from 178,000 visitors in the whole of April last year.
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Marine traffic through Bosporus unaffected by mines: Defense minister
The Turkish army is continuing to stay vigilant against the naval mines in the Black Sea, the defense minister has said, stressing that marine traffic through the Bosporus is not affected by the drifting sea mines and runs as usual.
Turkish F-16 overflights at Oinousses and Panagia
Turkey continues to provoke Greece in the Aegean Sea
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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to meet with US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland
They will talk about the Ukraine crisis and the eastern Mediterranean
Turkey summons Greek diplomat over fishing incident
Turkey on on Feb. 23 summoned a Greek embassy official to the foreign ministry, a day after a man was wounded when the Greek coast guard opened fire at Turkish fishing vessels in the Aegean sea, a diplomatic source said.
Scary moment a huge wave nearly drags Greek dockworkers into the sea (video)
Ships and dockworkers in the Aegean islands face such challenges regularly during winter when storms and heavy weather are common
Fire on the ferry with 288 passengers on board, helicopters for rescue engaged VIDEO
Greek Kathimerini reports that the passengers have been evacuated and are already in lifeboats, and for now there is no information on whether anyone was injured.
The Coast Guard stated that there were 237 passengers and 51 crew members on board.
Drillship Fatih working on 3rd exploration well
Drillship Fatih, owned by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), started drilling its third exploration well in the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea region, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said yesterday.
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Turkish-Greek Aegean talks to continue despite row
Senior officials from Turkey and Greece will hold the 64th round of exploratory talks on Feb. 22 in Athens, a dialogue mechanism that has been running since the early 2000s, amid an ongoing quarrel over the latter's continued efforts of the armament of the islands that must be kept demilitarized according to international law.
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