Greece Is Getting Stronger – Get Used to It”: Adonis Triggers Turkish Media Backlash

“An unbelievable reaction from Turkish media to what I said yesterday – things that were absolutely obvious and peaceful. Greece is getting stronger – get used to it.”

With this post on X, Adonis Georgiadis did more than answer foreign criticism. He delivered a political signal with clear geopolitical weight: when Greece speaks calmly but confidently, Ankara does not read it as appeasement – it reads it as strength.

His intervention on Action24 triggered an intense reaction in Turkish online media, which rushed to frame his remarks as “provocative”. In reality, that reaction confirmed exactly the opposite of what was claimed: quiet confidence worries more than loud rhetoric.

The “calm waters” narrative that was deliberately distorted

For years, the government’s line on national issues was portrayed by critics as soft, fearful or retreating. The doctrine of “calm waters” was mocked as weakness. What is now becoming evident, however, is something very different.

Calm waters were not stagnation. They were time. And time was converted into power.

• Economic stabilization after a decade of crisis
• Restored international credibility
• Serious rearmament and deterrence
• Strategic alliances with the US and Israel

Greece did not shout. It worked. And today, no serious international actor speaks of a “weak Greece”.

Why Turkish media reacted so strongly

The intensity of the Turkish media response had nothing to do with tone – and everything to do with substance. Georgiadis articulated a reality Ankara finds uncomfortable:

Turkey was pushing. Greece was buying time.

Time to rebuild the economy. Time to upgrade the Armed Forces. Time to lock in alliances.

When this is stated openly, without nationalist theatrics but with strategic clarity, the old narrative collapses – and with it, Turkey’s room for pressure.

Deterrence, not provocation

Georgiadis put it bluntly:

“We do not buy weapons because we want war. We buy them so no one can threaten us.”

Rafale jets, frigates, F-35s, and deepened ties with the US and Israel are not communication trophies. They are tools of deterrence. And deterrence, when it works, creates anxiety on the other side.

The Turkey–Libya memorandum: neutralized without noise

Without slogans or chest-beating:

• At Evros, Greece secured the situation through US backing
• In the Eastern Mediterranean, partnerships with Israel and Lebanon undermined the memorandum in practice

Power diplomacy, not megaphone diplomacy.

The communication paradox – and Adonis’ role

Georgiadis openly admits something rare for a senior government figure: Greek foreign policy often succeeds strategically but struggles communicatively.

It does not “sell” easily. It does not produce instant applause.

This is where his intervention matters. He translates strategy into political language, saying openly what others leave to briefing notes. No fear, no embellishment.

“Greece is getting stronger – get used to it” was not a provocation. It was a statement of fact.

And the nervous reaction of Turkish media proves exactly that. The Mitsotakis strategy was never about optics. It was about survival, leverage and power.

Today – from national issues to the broader geopolitical chessboard – it is increasingly clear: those who invested in noise are losing ground, while Greece quietly consolidates strength.

Απίστευτη αντίδραση από Τουρκικά ΜΜΕ για όσα απολύτως αυτονόητα και φιλειρηνικά είπα χθες στο ⁦@action24tv⁩ η Ελλάδα γίνεται ισχυρότερη ας το συνηθίσετε. pic.twitter.com/YJ8kI1jfdf

— Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης (@AdonisGeorgiadi) January 17, 2026

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