Athens hardens its message without closing the door to dialogue: George Gerapetritis says Greece has “all scenarios ready,” rules out any discussion on demilitarizing the islands, insists on Greece’s unilateral right to extend territorial waters to 12 nautical miles and says the cable project will move forward.
Turkey launches a direct attack on EU institutions over Cyprus, defends its 1974 military intervention and accuses Brussels of abandoning neutrality at a sensitive moment in EU–Turkey relations
Turkey’s Sabah brands Adonis Georgiadis’ remarks “provocative” and “arrogant” after he defended the Achilles Shield and Greece’s strategic partnership with Israel — exposing Ankara’s growing unease over Athens’ new deterrence architecture.
Adonis Georgiadis responds to Turkish reactions, defends Greece’s strategic partnership with Israel and argues that the balance of deterrence in the Aegean has fundamentally shifted
Turkey is reviving its “demilitarization” narrative over Rhodes, but Athens’ position remains firm: sovereignty over the Dodecanese is full, and the defense of Greek territory cannot be dictated by a third country.
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister dismantles Ankara’s maritime claims, links Turkey’s cable objections to the illegal Turkey-Libya memorandum and hits back at the opposition: “Enough with populism and cheap criticism”
Athens keeps dialogue with Ankara open but signals it is prepared to respond “in the field” — including with frigates and upgraded F-16s if necessary
Greek PM sends firm message over renewed Turkish objections – Athens says dialogue will continue, but sovereignty is not negotiable and talks are limited to the continental shelf and EEZ
Meridiam, Nexans, the Greece-Cyprus cable and new spatial-planning rules put energy and sovereignty back at the center of Greek-Turkish tensions
Athens keeps dialogue with Turkey open but warns that any challenge to Greek sovereign rights will be met “by every available means” — The 12-nautical-mile issue, the GSI cable and the return of tension in the Aegean
Turkey’s defense minister raises the tone over Greek-Israeli defense cooperation, with Israeli-made air-defense systems and the reinforcement of the Aegean islands increasingly in Ankara’s sights
From marine parks to renewable energy, Ankara is widening the dispute as Athens moves to strengthen its footprint at sea
Dialogue Partner status gives Türkiye a new gateway into Southeast Asia — but the real prize is Singapore’s financial infrastructure, not simply its capital
Turkish military activity surges over the Aegean, with seven F-16s, two of them armed, a CN-235 and four UAVs – Greek fighter jets scrambled to intercept them, with one engagement recorded
Turkey is using Greece’s new Special Spatial Framework for Tourism to revive claims over islands and rocky formations it says were “not ceded to Greece by international treaties” — a dispute that goes far beyond tourism and reaches into the heart of the “Blue Homeland” strategy
From a possible Mitsotakis–Erdoğan meeting in New York and renewed Cyprus diplomacy to Turkey’s “Blue Homeland”, Libya, EU–Turkey relations and Greece’s military build-up, the coming months could determine whether the current fragile calm survives — or gives way to a new cycle of geopolitical friction.
Just days before UN Secretary-General António Guterres travels to Cyprus in an effort to revive negotiations, Turkey has once again reaffirmed its commitment to a two-state solution, complicating prospects for a renewed peace process and signaling that Ankara has no intention of returning to the federal framework endorsed by the United Nations.
Turkey has launched seismic surveys through August 30 for the planned Anamur–Teknecik gas pipeline. Behind the stated goal of supplying northern Cyprus with natural gas, Nicosia sees deeper integration of the occupied area into Turkey and a fresh attempt to reshape the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Athens and Ankara clash over minority rights as Turkey accuses Greece of violating the Treaty of Lausanne, while Greece argues school suspensions are linked to demographic changes and declining student numbers
The European Union links the future development of relations with Turkey to progress on the Cyprus issue, good neighbourly relations and the renunciation of any threat of force, according to a newly endorsed strategic document.
A tense but controlled meeting between Greece and Turkey at the SEECP summit highlighted deep divisions over maritime claims, Cyprus, and regional security amid shifting geopolitical pressures.
