Athens courts both sides of Libya
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is embarking on a two-city diplomatic push in Libya this week, visiting both Benghazi and Tripoli in a bid to maintain active channels with the country’s rival power centers.
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March 13, 2026 Athens rebuts Turkey’s Patriot claims
Greece will not discuss its defense formation with Turkey, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochiou said Thursday, responding to Turkish criticism over the reported deployment of Patriot air defense systems to Karpathos and the dispatch of F-16 fighter jets and frigates to Cyprus.
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GEOPOLITICS
February 12, 2026 Mitsotakis calls on Turkey to remove threats from bilateral relations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday urged Turkey to remove any threats to Greek-Turkish relations.
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GEOPOLITICS
February 2, 2026 NATO helped keep the peace, ex-leader says
In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.
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GEOPOLITICS
January 4, 2026 US engines secured for Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet
It has emerged that Turkey secured the procurement of 10 GE F110 engines from US-based GE Aerospace, the successor to General Electric. The engines are a critical component of Turkey’s first indigenous fighter jet, KAAN, which is being developed by state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
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December 31, 2025 Turkey aims at maritime deal with Syria next year
As part of its strategy to extend its influence in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey wants to a conclude a maritime zone deal with Syria, its neighbor to the south, that will allow it to begin exploration for oil and gas shortly after.
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WORLD
December 25, 2025 Greek among victims of jet crash in Turkey carrying Libyan army chief
A Greek woman is among the eight dead passengers of the private Dassault Falcon 50 jet carrying the Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, that crashed Tuesday shortly after take off in Turkey.
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GEOPOLITICS
December 24, 2025 Libyan army’s chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
The Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey’s capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognized government said, adding that four others were on the jet as well.
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GEOPOLITICS
October 30, 2025 Turkey and Germany must focus on joint defense projects, Erdogan says
Turkey and Germany have high potential in the defense industry and must focus on joint projects, President Tayyip Erdogan has said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara.
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GEOPOLITICS
October 18, 2025 Berlin stands up for Turkey’s SAFE bid
Germany reaffirmed its support for Turkey’s participation in the European defense initiative SAFE, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul calling Ankara a “reliable and important NATO ally.”
