Aegean Sea

Greece is a country encompassing many islands, both large and small, as well as popular and almost completely unknown. What makes Alonnisos different, however, is its intact, almost virginal natural state. It is a truly remote, idyllic Greek destination, with its...

  Speaking with Greece's Alpha TV on Monday afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the behavior of the nation of Turkey ''erratic and aggressive'' and declared that challenges to Cypriot or Greek rights from Turkey ''will not be tolerated.'' The...

The Greek foreign ministry late on Sunday strongly refuted a claim by its Turkish counterpart that Greece does not respect the demilitarized status of the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. Earlier Sunday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy denounced...

Turkey launched its largest annual military exercise, dubbed ''Sea Wolf,'' (Denizkurdu in Turkish) on Monday. The exercise is currently taking place across three fronts, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. The country's general staff issued...

Hami Aksoy, the spokesman representing the Turkish Foreign Ministry, issued a long statement on Sunday in which Turkey claims that Greece does not respect the demilitarized status of the islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish official also says...

The luxurious super yacht ''Ocean Victory'' reached the shores of Greece’s Mykonos island in the archipelago of the Cyclades on Friday. The 140-meter long yacht amazed the onlookers, both tourists and islanders, with its splendor. The yacht was constructed in 2014...

Professionals from businesses in Greece which work with foreign yacht-leasing companies, as well as owners of ultraluxury yachts, claim that Greek bureaucratic madness is forcing them to avoid the Greek seas every year. According to a report in Greece's Kathimerini daily on...

Colonel Tamer Zincir, an official belonging to the Turkish Defense Ministry, repeated on Monday the Turkish position regarding Ankara's rights to their so-called ''Blue Homeland.'' As IBNA news agency reported on Monday, Zincir was giving a press conference regarding the...

One of the ten most expensive yachts in the entire world reached the shores of Greece’s Mykonos island on Holy Thursday and amazed both tourists and islanders with its splendor. The super-luxurious mega yacht is the famous ''Radiant,'' which was...

The Greek Ministry of Culture issued a statement on Holy Thursday announcing the recent conclusion of a four-year archaeological excavation which took place on the Greek islands of Keros and Dascalio in the Cyclades. Excavations took place in the area called...