Turkey has renewed its defense of its 1974 invasion of Cyprus in a document circulated at the UN rejecting the internationally recognized terms “invasion” and “occupation” while again calling for a two-state settlement.
Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ahmet...
Three Turkish drones flew over the Aegean on Tuesday, July 28, recording four infringements of air traffic regulations within the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and two violations of Greek national airspace, according to Greece’s military.
The Hellenic National Defense...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday that he will convene a new expanded 5+1 meeting on the Cyprus issue after sufficient preparation on confidence-building measures, methodology, and the substance of the negotiations, signaling a renewed effort to restart...
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support for a potential sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, dismissing concerns raised by Greece and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just hours before the two leaders were scheduled to...
Turkey's main opposition party has sharply criticized Greece's planned air defense cooperation with Israel, arguing that the initiative could alter the military balance in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean and urging Ankara to respond through diplomatic channels.
Yankı Bağcıoğlu, deputy...
Carved for an Egyptian pharaoh, transported to the capital of the Roman world, and standing for more than sixteen centuries in what is now Istanbul, the Obelisk of Theodosius has witnessed the rise and fall of empires unlike almost...
Turkey has issued a new NAVTEX authorizing the Oruc Reis to conduct seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean as Ankara prepares a natural gas pipeline linking its southern coast with Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.
The navigational notice will remain in effect...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to visit Cyprus from July 27 to 29 in an effort to inject new momentum into long-running peace talks between the island’s Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.
The visit will mark the...
