Even though Turkey has responded to Greece’s wayward behavior with its armada, it should take advantage of the situation by leveling a diplomatic and juridical attack. To achieve this end, the following steps must be taken as quickly as possible: – Take initiatives with the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and NATO on the violation of the demilitarized ...
“What are we to do in Anatolia … Our interests may be in the Balkans, in Macedonia, and the Islands, but what is Anatolia to us? Why did they send us there? After all these years, one can now analyze the past better and reach well-grounded conclusions on it. Now, I do not hesitate to admit it that we had ...
Greece is trying to expand its territorial waters to a 12 nautical mile radius based on the United Nations Convention on The Law of the Sea. However, neither the Convention nor the International Court of Justice nor the Arbitral Tribunal suggests doing so. Yesterday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece would increase their territorial waters up to 12 ...
Today is the 98th anniversary of the Victory Day of the Turkish War of Independence against the imperialist occupation on August 30. This victory is naturally the result of the Turkish nation’s own determination and resolution. However, it is important to remember that anti-imperialist powers in the world also contributed to this victory. The support of Soviet Russia and the ...
Today is the 98th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz), which ended the Greek occupation in Anatolia and brought Turkey’s War of Independence to a final victory. In current times as tension between Turkey and Greece gains momentum in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, the propaganda that the Turks committed ethnic cleansing against the Greeks ...
UWIdata has obtained the details of the meeting between Archbishop Elpidophoros of America (Ioannis Lambriniadis) of the Greek Orthodox (Fener) Patriarchate of Istanbul, and US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on July 23, 2020, one day before the opening of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Elpidophoros, who is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, was inducted as ...
Attempts to encircle Turkey from North Africa, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean are gaining more momentum. It is useful to take a look at the events that have been taking place in Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Egypt, in order to see the full picture. FRENCH INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL IN LIBYA In Libya, where tensions have recently been at a ...
The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement between Athens and Cairo caused great discomfort, especially in Greece. For days, the Greek press has covered how ‘Greek rights’ were presented. Intense objections arising over the agreement show that the approval process in the Greek Parliament is also subject to serious debates. The agreement of two countries with such a push, which has ...
Burning the Kuwaiti flag ignites dispute between the two peoples Footage of an Egyptian citizen offering pedestrians to burn the Kuwaiti flag for LE 500 ($31) has stirred controversy through the social media platforms, where Kuwaitis expressed their outrage over the insult to their country’s symbol. The heat has moved from social media to the official Kuwaiti authorities. The Kuwaiti ...
“Turkey is a local (regional) superpower. It has the second most powerful armed forces after the US in NATO. Its geostrategic significance is immense. Turkey holds the key regarding the issue of refugees… Greek people believe that the Aegean Sea in its entirety is a Greek lake. Therefore, if a Turkish warship goes within 6.5 miles of an island, Greek ...