Lausanne Treaty
Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Plays Down Erdogan's Comments on Lausanne Treaty and Greek Islands
"All countries have to abide by their international agreements and treaties, whether they like it or not," said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an effort to play down a previous comment by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan had said...
Greece
Greece Submits Complaint to NATO Over Turkish Submarines in Aegean Waters
Greece has submitted a complaint to NATO regarding the presence of Turkish Navy submarines in Greek territorial waters during September.
The Greek Foreign Ministry and the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) filed a complaint regarding the presence of Turkey's submarines...
Greece
Greek President Slams Turkey Over Lausanne Treaty Comments from Limnos
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said that Greece and Europe with neither tolerate attempts to dispute the Lausanne Treaty nor leave them unanswered. The Greek president visited the Aegean island of Limnos on Saturday for celebrations marking the 104th anniversary of the island's...
Greece
Ankara Mayor Says Aegean Islands Should Not Belong to Greece
Ankara Mayor İbrahim Melih Gökçek was the latest one to add a comment on Greece's sovereignty of Aegean Sea islands, implying they should belong to Turkey.
After the provocative comments by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the country's foreign...
Greece
Greek Foreign Ministry and New Democracy Respond to Turkey's Statements about the Lausanne Treaty
Following statements made last week by Turkey's President Erdogan regarding the Lausanne Treaty, New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos and the Greek Foreign Ministry have given official statements..
"The fact that the issue of the Aegean is in public consultation...
Greece
Tsipras Warns Erdogan That Questioning Lausanne Treaty Is 'Dangerous' for Bilateral Ties
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras replied to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the 1923 Lausanne Treaty as a defeat for Turkey because it failed to secure islands near the Turkish coast. Tsipras said that the...
Greece
German FM Spox Says Unaware of Erdogan's Statement on Greek Islands, Declines to Comment
A German foreign ministry spokesman on Friday declined to give any reply to questions on whether the islands of Chios, Lesvos and Limnos were Greek, while claiming to be unaware of statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Greece
Erdogan Criticizes Lausanne Treaty: 'We Gave Away the Greek Islands'
The Treaty of Lausanne signed on July 24, 1923, has been criticized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for limiting the rump state envisioned by the Treaty of Sevres and creating the current borders of Turkey. Erdogan said that...