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Turkey's Cavusoglu Presents Map Showing Turkish Continental Shelf Near Crete

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke to the 11th ''Ambassadors Conference'' in Ankara on Monday, where he presented a map depicting what Turkey considers to be the extent of its own continental shelf in the Mediterranean Sea. The map Cavusoglu...

Turkey Plans to Conduct Research South of Greece's Rhodes and Castellorizo

Turkey's State Petroleum Company ΤΡΑΟ intends to conduct scientific research to locate potential reserves of hydrocarbons south of the Greek islands of Rhodes and Castellorizo in the near future. According to what Greece's Kathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday, the Turkish...

Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos on Turkish Moves: ''We're Not Afraid''

Newly-named Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave a press conference on Thursday in which he commented on the actions that Turkey has taken recently in the broader region. ''Greece is closely monitoring Turkey's illegal actions and the country is highlighting...

Turkey Defies EU Sanctions, Vows to Continue Drilling off Cyprus

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday morning, commenting on EU Foreign Ministers' decision to go ahead with the first sanctions against Turkey, in response to its illegal activities off the coast of Cyprus. ''The conclusions adopted by...

New Surveillance System to Monitor the Aegean for Athens and Brussels in Real Time

A new, state-of-the-art integrated maritime surveillance system will be developed in the Aegean Sea, as the European Internal Security Fund  has decided to grant Greece €50 million to develop the system. Once deployed, the new surveillance system will allow the...

Missile Crashed in Occupied Cypriot Territories Came From Syrian Air Defense

The object that crashed onto Cypriot soil, on the occupied by Turkey side of the island early on Monday, was identified as a missile that was used by the Syrian army. According to Syrian media, the governmental forces of Syria...

British F-35 Jets To Use Cyprus as Base For Syria, Iraq Operations

The UK’s newest and most advanced generation of fighter jets, the "Lightning F-35 B," recently completed its first operational missions to Syria and Iraq, flying out of the Akrotiri British Sovereign base in Cyprus. The mission is part of the...

Greek Foreign Minister Warns ''No One Should Even Think of Coming to Our Waters''

George Katrougalos, Greece's Foreign Minister, gave an interview to THEMA radio station on Thursday, during which he sent a clear and direct message to Turkey. When asked what Greece will do if Ankara brings any of its drilling ships inside the...

Turkey's Cavusoglu Calls Any Cyprus Energy Deal that Excludes Ankara "Invalid"

Turkey's provocative statements challenging the Republic of Cyprus' sovereign rights show no signs of ceasing, as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made another claim against Nicosia's right to exploit its energy resources on Friday. Speaking with Turkey's Anadolu news agency,...

Two Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace

For yet another time this year, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the Greek island of Kinaros at a height of 27,000 feet on Tuesday morning, according to what the state-run AMNA news agency is reporting. The incident took...