In the Eastern Mediterranean and Baltic Sea, tensions are rising between E.U. countries and the two regional powers on its borders.
Greece Ratifies Deal With Egypt, Turkey to Hold Military Drills in East Mediterranean
Greece ratified an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt on Thursday, hours after Turkey extended the operation of a seismic survey vessel in the Eastern Mediterranean and said it will hold firing …
Rising Tensions Between Turkey and Greece Divide E.U. Leaders
Conflict over drilling rights to massive natural-gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean is becoming increasingly militarized, risking a conflict between two NATO members.
Black Sea gas strengthens Turkey’s hand in geopolitics
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that a sizeable natural gas field had been found off the Turkish Black Sea coast. The discovery of some 320 billion cubic metres (bcm) reserve is …
Erdogan warns Turkey will ‘never make concessions’ in eastern Mediterranean
Speaking at the commemorations for an 11th-century battlefield victory by Seljuk Turks over the Byzantine empire, Mr Erdogan warned that Turkey would do “whatever is politically, economically and …
Turkey v. Greece: a Long History of Disputes
NATO allies Turkey and Greece are facing off in one of their fiercest rows in months over natural gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Greece, Turkey Draw In Allies In Mediterranean War Games
Greece and its EU allies held war games in the Mediterranean on Wednesday while Turkey conducted drills with the US navy nearby as the row between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders …
EU weighs options to pull Greece and Turkey back from brink
European Union foreign ministers plan to tackle one of the bloc’s most urgent and complex challenges Thursday as they try to persuade member nation Greece and its neighbor Turkey …
Family silver next in line in Turkey’s debt crunch
The hefty external debt of Turkey’s public and private sectors is increasingly imposing the option to offer asset swaps to creditors, including company shares and valuable real estate.
Erdogan says Turkey won’t compromise over rights at sea
Turkey is determined to do whatever is necessary to obtain its rights in the Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.