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The 2020 Greek–Turkish maritime crisis began in July 2020, in the eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish government announced a NAVTEX which was called illegal by both governments in Greece and Cyprus , and brought the two nations at their closest to war since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, and the Imia crisis in 1996.
Satellite image of the Aegean Sea Map of the Aegean Sea 6 nautical miles (nmi): Current territorial waters recognized by Greece and Turkey, and airspace as recognized by Turkey 10 nmi: Current national airspace claimed by Greece 12 nmi: Extent of territorial waters and national airspace defined as a legal right by UNCLOS, to which Turkey is not a signatory
Arnold J. Toynbee argues: "The war between Turkey and Greece which burst out at this time was a defensive war for safeguarding of the Turkish homelands in Anatolia. It was a result of the Allied policy of imperialism operating in a foreign state, the military resources and powers of which were seriously under-estimated; it was provoked by the ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of ties between the two NATO allies but historic foes. In a ...
Greece and Turkey both fight in the Korean War on the side of the UN forces. [212] 1952: 18 February: Greece and Turkey officially become members of NATO. [213] 1953: 28 February: The Balkan Pact between Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia is enacted. [214] 1955: 6–7 September: The Istanbul pogrom, in which the Greek population of Istanbul were ...
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The Turkish invasion of Cyprus [26] [a] began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish capture and occupation of the northern part of the island.
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