Aegean Sea

The Turkish Coast Guard announced on Monday that a dinghy carrying forty migrants sank near the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Thirty-one people were rescued by the Turkish authorities, who were responsible for the rescue operation, but unfortunately,...

The island of Ikaria is famous throughout Greece for her "Panagiria", a series of traditional feast days that celebrate the Saints' name days and other religious holidays. People come to Ikaria from far and wide during the summer months to...

Marine biologists in Greece have recently launched a program to control a highly toxic fish that has been spotted in the Aegean in the last few years. The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), a governmental research organization, has expressed...

A new tragedy involving refugees and migrants took place in the early hours of Tuesday off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos, in the northeast Aegean Sea. At least seven individuals have been confirmed dead so far. A dinghy...

For yet another time this year, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the Greek island of Kinaros at a height of 27,000 feet on Tuesday morning, according to what the state-run AMNA news agency is reporting. The incident took...

The group of ecologists who go by the name All For Blue pulled out of Aegean waters an assortment of odd objects such as motorbikes and air conditioning units among the piles of trash which had been resting on...

A group of islanders from Kimolos, located in the southwest of the island group the Cyclades, have installed free lending libraries at all the major beaches of the island to make tourists' stays even more enjoyable. The tiny libraries, made...

Turkey defense minister had the following to say on May 25, according to Anadolu Agency: "It is our sincere expectation that provocative acts and irresponsible statements, which do not help resolve problems in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean- are not...

High-ranking Turkish military officials arrived in Athens on Monday to participate in talks with their Greek counterparts and diplomats representing the two countries. The talks are expected to last until Friday. The meetings between the delegations of the two countries are part...

Greece is a country encompassing many islands, both large and small, as well as popular and almost completely unknown. What makes Alonnisos different, however, is its intact, almost virginal natural state. It is a truly remote, idyllic Greek destination, with its...