Greece-Turkey relations

PM Mitsotakis to Turkey: Greece Will Take No Instructions on Sovereignty or Defense

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a clear message of deterrence to Turkey during joint statements with European Council President-elect António Costa who was on an official visit to Athens. Mitsotakis made it unequivocally clear that Greece will not tolerate...

Erdogan Warns Greece Over Militarization of Aegean Islands

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Greece to stop arming Aegean islands that Ankara considers to have demilitarized status, warning that Turkey would “do what is necessary” if Athens continued its defense buildup. Erdogan made the remarks on Wednesday...

Greece Tells Turkey Its Sovereignty in the Aegean Cannot Be Questioned

Greece has issued a clear response to Turkey after Ankara challenged the legal implications of Athens’ new spatial planning framework for renewable energy projects and reiterated claims concerning the sovereignty of geographical features in the Aegean. In a statement...

Erdogan and Mitsotakis Sign Agreements to Expand Turkey-Greece Cooperation

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded a wide set of agreements in Ankara on Wednesday during the 6th High Level Cooperation Council, marking a renewed effort to stabilize relations and expand cooperation. The meeting...

30 Years Since the Imia Crisis: The Closest Greece and Turkey Came to War

As unlikely as it may seem, a dispute over salvage rights between Turkish and Greek captains triggered a series of events that escalated into a major international incident, known as the Imia Crisis, in late January 1996. The quickly spiraling...

Greek Foreign Minister Rebukes Turkish FM Fidan’s “Cheap Politics” Accusation

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis issued a sharp rebuttal to recent remarks by his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, who accused Greek politicians of exploiting anti-Turkish sentiment for domestic political gain. Speaking after Fidan’s televised interview in Turkey, Gerapetritis stressed that...

More Than 200,000 Turkish Tourists Expected in Greece in 2025

Tourism between Turkey and Greece is expected to reach a new record high in 2025, with a predicted increase in the number of Turkish visitors to Greece, according to the Greek Consul General in Istanbul, Konstantinos Koutras. Greece is expected...

Leaders of Greece and Turkey to Meet in Ankara

The leaders of Greece and Turkey are scheduled to meet on May 13th in Ankara. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced he would meet his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month at the culmination of a two-day...

Mitsotakis Hopes Erdogan Meeting is a Chance for ‘Rapprochement’

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his belief that an upcoming meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will offer Greece and Turkey a chance to improve their bilateral relations and put tensions aside. The meeting is expected to take...

Turkish Foreign Minister Affirms “Neighborly Ties” on Greek Independence Day

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu extended a letter of congratulation to his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias on March 25, the anniversary of Greek Independence Day. The letter of congratulation emphasized "good neighborly ties" between Greece and Turkey in what may...