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Turkish Research Vessel Oruc Reis Cruised Just Seven Miles Off Coast of Kastellorizo
Oruc Reis, the Turkish research vessel at the center of the country's sea border dispute with Greece and Cyprus, was spotted just seven miles off the coast of the Greek island of Kastellorizo late on Thursday night.
After illegally encroaching...
Greece
Greek Navy Forms Protective Wall Off Kastellorizo to Counter Turkish Threat
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) released a series of photographs on Tuesday from the sea area near the Greek island of Kastellorizo, showing Greek warships forming a protective wall to prevent the Turkish research ship Oruc Reis...
Diplomacy
Turkey Reignites Tensions With Greece by Sending Exploration Vessel South of Kastellorizo
The Turkish Navy said on Sunday that the research ship Oruc Reis, at the center of an energy rights row with Greece, will be sent back to the sea area south of the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
Turkey withdrew the...
Greece
Turkish Drone Drops Red Paint on Greek Flag Painted on Kastellorizo Rock
A Turkish drone dropped red paint on the Greek flag painted on a huge rock next to the Kastellorizo port on Saturday, forcing the Foreign Ministry to issue a statement condemning the Turkish act.
The provocative act came only days...
Diplomacy
Greek President Visits Kastellorizo on the 77th Anniversary of its Liberation
President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Sunday accused Turkey of undermining good neighborly relations during her visit to the Greek island of Kastellorizo to mark the 77th anniversary of its liberation.
"We are going through a difficult and dangerous...
Greece
Kastellorizo: The First Greek Land Liberated from the Nazis
On September 13, 1943, a Greek destroyer sailed in all its glory to the small port of Kastellorizo, the south-easternmost island of Greece, marking the beginning of the end of the German occupation of Greece.
The sight of the Greek...
Greece
Kastellorizo is Not Far Away from Greece. It Is Greece
Turkish hysteria against Greece has reached its peak in the past month, with the latest ridiculous piece of propaganda claiming that Kastellorizo is so far from mainland Greece and so close to Turkey that it belongs to Turkey.
The Turkish...
Diplomacy
US Says Greece's Kastellorizo Has Same Rights as Any Mainland Territory
US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said on Thursday that the Greek island of Kastellorizo has exactly the same continental shelf and EEZ rights as does any mainland territory, in the clearest statement by a US official explicitly endorsing...
Diplomacy
Turkey Blocks Kastellorizo By Issuing New NAVTEX
Turkey issued a new NAVTEX (Navigational Telex), with which the country blocks the sea area surrounding Greece’s territorial waters in the small island of Kastellorizo, east of Rhodes.
Turkey claims that it is going to perform rescue and search exercises...
Greece
Greek Government to Invest in Kastellorizo Island Desalination
Greece's General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy and the country's shipping industry have signed a €870,000 ($1 million) contract to build a desalination plant on Kastellorizo island, according to a report by Kathimerini news daily.
Construction on the...
Greece
Frontex Vessel Rescues Refugees in the Sea Region of Kastellorizo
A Frontex vessel located and rescued 35 migrants and refugees on Tuesday, in a dinghy off the coasts of Ro islet near the island of Kastellorizo.
The migrants and refugees had left for the opposite Turkish coasts.
(Source: ANA-MPA)
Greece
10,463 People Stranded on Northern Aegean Islands; Thirty-Five Refugees Arrested on Kastellorizo
A total of 72 refugees and migrants arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the last three days. Twenty-two were recorded on the island of Lesvos , two on Chios and 48 on the island of Samos. According to...
Greece
Thirty One Refugees Arrested on Kastellorizo
Thirty one refugees from Syria (18 men, 6 women and 7 children) that arrived from the Turkish coasts were arrested on Friday on the island of Kastellorizo. The refugees were arrested for illegal entrance to Greece.
(source: ana-mpa)
Greece
Turkey Provokes With Military Exercises Surrounding Kastellorizo During Obama's Visit
Turkey has announced naval exercises in twelve regions, including Kastellorizo-Strongyli, the easternmost Greek island of the Aegean. The Navigational telex, NAVTEX 717/16, was issued by Ankara early on Friday. The site liberal.gr states that the message was for naval...
Greece
Turkey Raises Territorial Claims Over Kastellorizo Island
Ankara has made yet another move to dispute Greece's domination in Kastellorizo island by calling on Athens not to proceed with scheduled military exercises near the island.
Turkish authorities have issued two NOTAM with which they call on Athens to...