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Erdogan Warns Merkel Libya’s Chaos Could Affect the Entire Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning that the "Libyan chaos" could  extend to the entire Mediterranean Sea during his Friday meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul. ''The chaos that prevails in Libya is likely to have consequences...

Erdogan Claims Crete and Greek Islands Aren't on Continental Shelf

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again made remarks regarding his country's illegal deal signed with the Tripoli-based Libyan government on what they consider their mutual maritime borders. The statements were made on his Presidential aircraft after the Turkish leader...

Greece Slams Turkey Over President Erdogan's Remarks on the Country

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Sunday morning in response to remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before his attendance at the Conference on Libya hosted in Berlin. "For Greece, it is not a...

Erdogan Declares Turkey Can Drill East of Crete (video)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised interview on Sunday that Turkey will not only conduct research on hydrocarbons but also drill in the Mediterranean sea area east of Crete. Using a map to indicate the location, he...

Can Greece Expect US Support in the Face of Turkish Expansionism?

Things didn't look promising for Greece in regard to Turkey's recent expansionist moves during NATO's 70th anniversary gathering of member state leaders this week in London. Both U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the...

Greek PM Stresses Need for Goodwill in Meeting With Turkey's Erdogan

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan along with their respective delegations met in London today in meetings held concurrently with the NATO summit held in the British capital. Relations with Turkey may present difficulties, but Greece...

Greece Responds to Erdogan's Belligerent Statements

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday issued a statement condemning the continuous provocative statements Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes, targeting Greece and Cyprus. In the past two days and on different occasions, the Turkish president said that he...

Greek Minister Leaves Ceremony in Turkey after Erdogan's Provocative Statements

Greece's Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Dimitris Economou left the inauguration ceremony of the new TANAP gas pipeline at Ipsala, Turkey after provocative statements made by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Greek delegation had been invited to Adrianople (Edirne) to celebrate...

Erdogan: Turkey will Not Withdraw Ships from East Med

Turkey will not withdraw its ships from the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, in the aftermath of the outcry over the recent agreement with Libya on the maritime boundaries of the two countries. The ships he was...

Provocative Turkish-Libyan Deal Aims to Limit Greece's Maritime Zone

Greece responded with anger over the joint Turkish-Libyan agreement to discuss a new delineation of Turkey's maritime borders which includes waters off the Greek island of Crete. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his country's sovereign waters extend eastward...