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Imia: The Time When Greece and Turkey Were Closest to War
As unlikely as it may seem, a dispute over salvage rights between Turkish and Greek captains was the trigger for a series of events which escalated into a major international incident called the Imia Crisis.
The quickly-spiraling crisis saw the...
Greece
Turkish Research Vessel Violates Greek Borders on Anniversary of Imia Crisis
Greek authorities revealed on Friday that Turkey’s "Oruc Reis" research vessel has violated the boundaries of Greece’s continental shelf, and was operating south of the island of Kastellorizo.
The Turkish vessel entered Greece’s continental shelf area at 6:40 a.m. and...
Diplomacy
Turkish Coast Guard Harasses Greek Fishermen Off Islets of Imia (video)
A video showing two Turkish Coast Guard vessels harassing a Greek fishing boat near the Greek islet of Imia was released by the Greek television station Open on Wednesday evening, showing only one of the hundreds of similar incidents...
Diplomacy
Greece Blasts Turkey Over 'Absurd' Imia Claim
Greece hit back on Wednesday at an "absurd" statement by Turkey which earlier claimed that the Imia islets in the eastern Aegean are Turkish.
In a strongly worded statement, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on Ankara to stop...
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Turkey Tells the EU: Imia Islets Belong to Us!
Turkey has responded angrily to a EU report accusing the country of "offensive and unacceptable rhetoric" in its relations with Greece and Cyprus.
The 2018 Turkey Country Report and the Enlargement Strategy Paper accuses Turkey of creating tensions in the Aegean...
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Greece Advises Turkey to 'Measure its Words' over Imia
A Turkish statement about Greece adopting EU environmental laws on Imia has drawn a stern rebuke from Athens.
Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs hit out at Greece for extending the Natura 2000 environmental protection programme to the Aegean islets, claiming Imia's...
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Greece May Claim Damages for Imia Boat-Ramming Incident
Parliamentary documents have revealed that Greece could apply for compensation from Turkey for the damage sustained by a Greek coastguard vessel hit by a Turkish ship in February.
A report in Greek newspaper Kathimerini cites a March 20 document which...
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Turkish Radar Overlooks Imia (video)
Video has surfaced of a purported Turkish thermal radar unit overlooking the Greek islets of Imia.
The Ihlas News Agency has released video showing a Mugla-province-registered vehicle on the Turkish coast within viewing distance of the islets.
On top is mounted...
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VIDEO: The Moment Turkish Coast Guard Rams into Greek Patrol Boat at Imia
Two videos capturing the moment when a Turkish Coast Guard vessel rammed into the Greek patrol boat 'Gavdos' near Imia on Monday night were released on Friday.
The exact time the incident occurred according to the timer of the videos of...
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New Film Shows More Turkish Build-Up Near Imia
Turkish media on Thursday broadcast footage appearing to show further military fortification work being undertaken on islets close to Imia in the Aegean Sea.
Video footage recorded by the Dogan News Agency and shared by the Cumhuriyet newspaper's video channel...
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Video of Turkish Warship Activity Across Imia Islets
Turkey's Milliyet newspaper released a video of Turkish warship activity from an islet across Imia where they built an outpost to observe the area.
The video that was shot late on Wednesday aftrenoon shows Turkish Navy ships patrolling the waters...
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Turkey: Imia Islets Belong to Us, Greek Gov't Misinforms its Citizens
Ankara escalated tension in the Aegean on Tuesday by issuing the most provocative statement so far, claiming that the Imia islets belong to Turkey and that the Greek government is misinforming its people.
The official statement issued by Turkey's Foreign...
Greece
Turkish Paper: 11 Turkish and 8 Greek Ships Patrol Imia
Tension in the Aegean is rising as 11 Turkish and eight Greek warships patrol around Imia islets, following Tuesday morning's incident of a Turkish Navy ship ramming a Greek coast guard boat.
According to Hurriyet newspaper, 11 Turkish navy and...
Diplomacy
Greece Summons Turkish Envoy over Imia Incident
Greece filed a strongly-worded demarche with the Turkish embassy on Tuesday, following the ramming by a Turkish patrol boat of a Greek vessel near the Imia islet area before midnight on Monday.
The Port Authority confirmed that the Turkish patrol...
Diplomacy
Fmr NATO Chief: 'Imia Islets Are, and Will Remain Greek Forever'
Former NATO Commander James Stavridis has told Greek Reporter in an exclusive interview that the Aegean islets of Imia, whose sovereignty is disputed by Turkey, "are Greek and they will remain Greek forever."
Speaking on the sidelines of the Leadership...