Greek-Turkish relations
Turkey’s military exercises between two Greek islands raise EU concern
Aug. 6 2010
As Turkey plans military exercises on Monday and Tuesday in an area stretching between the two Greek islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo...
Cairo denounces Hagia Sophia move, develops Egypt’s Christian sites
Days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s historic Hagia Sophia a mosque, Egypt announced ambitious restoration plans for South Sinai's Saint Catherine...
Greece welcomes Turkey’s decision to freeze hydrocarbon activities
July 28, 2020
Tension between Greece and Turkey moved to a course of effective de-escalation on Tuesday, after seismic research vessel Oruc Reis docked inside...
Egypt’ Grand Mufti: Converting Hagia Sophia into mosque impermissible in Islam
Jul 18, 2020
Converting the Turkish Hagia Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO world heritage site, into a mosque is impermisible in Islam, said Egyptian Grand Mufti...
La remise en cause du statut de la basilique Sainte-Sophie par...
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The military balance between Greece and Turkey in 2020
Jul 26, 2020
In light of the destructive capabilities of the Armed Forces of Greece and Turkey a Greek-Turkish military confrontation not only does not...
Greece says Turkish plans to map sea encroach on its territory
Jul 23, 2020
Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of attempting to encroach on its continental shelf in a serious escalation of tensions between the two...
Turkey’s top religious authority head delivers Friday sermon at Hagia Sophia...
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) head Ali Erbaş delivered the Friday sermon at Hagia Sophia with a sword in hand, presenting an Ottoman tradition...
Hagia Sophia and the Catastrophe of Symbolism
by Omar Ramahi
July 15, 2020
As a Muslim, I find Erdogan’s “decree” to change the status of Hagia Sophia (or Ayasofya in Turkish) from a...
Berlin dismisses claim “Greece & Turkey on the brink of war”,...
July 23, 2020
Berlin has dismissed the report of Bild newspaper that Greece and Turkey were on the brink of a war on Tuesday night....