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Greece rejected the diplomatic protest issued by Turkey on the militarization of the Aegean islands of Chios and Lesvos on Monday. Ankara summoned the Greek Ambassador in Ankara, Christodoulos Lazaris, protesting the presence of armored units on the islands. Lazaris was...

A survey in Turkey shows that more than half of its citizens believe that their government uses tensions with Greece for an “election agenda”. According to the poll conducted by MetroPoll and published on Wednesday, 51.1% of respondents believed that...

The US Department of State told Turkey on Tuesday that the sovereignty of the Greek islands is not in dispute. Following a barrage of threatening statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Department of State spokesman said according to...

The EU voiced concern on Monday over what it called "hostile remarks" by Turkey against Greece. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of occupying demilitarized islands in the Aegean and said Turkey was ready to "do what is necessary" when...

A newly approved a measure by a US Congressional committee would restrict but not completely prohibit the sale of F-16 fighter jets or F-16 modernization kits to Turkey. The amendment, to be tacked on to the United States' massive military...

Greek and Israeli air forces conducted a joint training exercise in Israel on Tuesday. The operation came as Greece's neighbor, Turkey, increased military overflights over Greek islands, behavior that has ratcheted up tensions between the two nations. In another move...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to engage in talks in order to deal with the "differences in a civilized manner." In a press conference held in Madrid following the NATO Summit,...

Greece and Turkey agreed to reduce tension and keep communication channels open during a meeting between the countries' defense ministers on Thursday. Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos held a brief meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on the...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was accused by Greece's opposition on Tuesday of acting like "Erdogan's Ambassador" to the Alliance. PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Stoltenberg for his statements on Turkey's provocations against Greece and the objections he...

The US State Department reacted with a strong message on Friday to the latest comments by Turkish President Erdogan about the Aegean islands.