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Trump Bows to Erdogan Again: Where Does this Leave Greece?

The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington has been an easy diplomatic victory for him, as U.S. President Donald Trump made some serious concessions to Turkey. And it was not the first time this has...

Recent US, Turkish Unpredictability Causes Unease in Greece

The unpredictability of U.S. policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, along with Turkey's territorial claims in the region were two issues highlighted in a speech by former Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in Thessaloniki on Saturday. Speaking...

Analysts See Turkey Repeating Cyprus Invasion in Syrian Offensive

Turkey's new offensive in northern Syria is reminiscent in many ways of the invasion of Cyprus in 1974, showing Ankara's expansionist tendencies once again, according to Greek and Cypriot analysts. Turkey launched its "Operation Peace Spring" on October 9 in...

What Might Turkish Offensive in Syria Mean for Greece?

The agreement between the United States and Turkey allowing the Turkish Army to advance in northern Syria and create a safety zone to supposedly host approximately two million refugees has Athens worried. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claims his army would...

Greek PM Mitsotakis Meets Turkish President Erdogan in New York

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on Wednesday, his first with the Turkish president since he became prime minister in July. The meeting, lasting 45 minutes, was held concurrent with a...

Erdogan Threatens to Open Gates for Syrian Refugees if EU Does Not Give Support to Turkey

Turkey will let Syrian refugees on its territory leave for Europe if the West does not give more financial support to Ankara and does not support its plans to create a security zone in Syria where refugees could be...

Erdogan is Photographed in Front of Divided Aegean Map

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his provocative, expansionist rhetoric against Greece and Cyprus, this time by being photographed in front of a map depicting half of the Aegean Sea all the way to Crete as belonging to Turkey. The map...

Turkey Resolute in Continuing to Drill in East Mediterranean, Erdogan Says

Turkey is determined to continue to explore hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Thursday. Ersin Tatar, the prime minister of the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, was on an official visit to Ankara...

Turkish President Speaks of Stability While Drillships Violate Cypriot Waters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday that stability in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean will only be achieved if the interests of Turkey and the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus are safeguarded. Speaking at the 11th Ambassadors' Conference...

Erdogan Calls Turkish Invasion of Cyprus a "Peace Operation" and is Prepared to Invade Again

The Turkish army will never hesitate to take the same steps "if needed for the lives and security of Turkish Cypriots," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, on the 45th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus. In a...