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Turkey launches naval exercises in eastern Mediterranean amidst tensions
Dec 21, 2020 09:13Turkey has staged naval drills in the eastern Mediterranean amidst tensions with the European Union over the announcement of sanctions against Ankara earlier this month.
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Turkey denounces detention of consular official in Greece
Dec 19, 2020 00:17Police in Greece has detained a Turkish consular official on suspicion of spying, with Ankara saying that the individual’s rights have been violated.
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Turkey slams EU’s ‘biased and illegal’ approach, sanctions threat
Dec 11, 2020 10:54The Turkish foreign ministry has slammed the European Union's approach towards Turkey’s persisting dispute with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean as "biased and illegal," calling on the Western bloc to instead act as an honest broker.
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Turkey’s president downplays EU sanctions threat
Dec 10, 2020 04:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has downplayed any economic sanctions the European Union might impose on Ankara over the dispute in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey calls on EU to be honest broker in Greece maritime dispute
Dec 08, 2020 14:02Turkey has called on the European Union (EU) to be an honest broker in the country’s standoff with Greece over oil and gas exploration rights in the east Mediterranean Sea.
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Turkish survey ship returns to base ahead of EU meet
Nov 30, 2020 10:35Turkey has decided to once again return home its seismic research vessel from the disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea ahead of a European Union meeting.
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Clashes flare in lock-down Greece on 1973 student revolt anniversary
Nov 17, 2020 14:19Demonstrators commemorating a bloody 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece clashed with police on Tuesday trying to enforce a ban on public gatherings imposed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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Turkey extends research vessel mission in eastern Mediterranean again
Nov 01, 2020 12:23Turkey has decided to extend once again the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, despite warnings from Greece that such move is at odds with international efforts to ease tensions between the two sides.
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24 killed as strong earthquake shakes Turkey, Greece
Oct 31, 2020 02:59Twenty-four people were killed and 799 wounded in Turkey after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves that slammed into coastal areas and nearby Greek islands.
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Greece denounces as ‘illegal’ Turkey’s extension of survey mission in Mediterranean Sea
Oct 25, 2020 12:13Greece has condemned Turkey’s decision to once again extend the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, vowing to lodge a complaint against Ankara.