How Turkey’s “Blue Homeland” Law Claims Islands That Two Postwar Treaties Already Settled
Turkey is weeks away from moving a new “Blue Homeland” bill through parliament, and Athens is treating it as something far more serious than routine posturing…
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Von der Leyen Calls Erdogan “Key Partner” on Cyprus
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, with the Cyprus issue, the Eastern…
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Turkey’s Efes-2026 Exercise Had Lemnos in Its Crosshairs
A photo published by Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency has revealed that the Greek island of Lemnos was used as a target in Turkey’s large-scale Efes-2026…
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Turkey Condemns Israel’s Gaza Fleet Raid, But Stays Out
Israel’s navy intercepted the “World Fleet Sumud” in international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, boarding the activist convoy that was attempting…
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Turkey’s Blue Homeland Bill Could Trigger EU Sanctions and Military Support for Greece
Turkey is preparing to pass legislation that would formally codify its “Blue Homeland” doctrine into state policy, a move that could trigger EU sanctions and a…
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EU: Turkey’s Court Move Against Opposition Threatens Democracy
A Turkish court in Ankara invalidated the congresses of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s largest opposition party, on May 21, effectively removing…
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Turkish Analysts: We Can Claim 152 Greek Islands in the Aegean
Turkish military analyst Kemal Oltsar went on the A Haber television network and laid out what Turkey’s upcoming Blue Homeland legislation would actually mean…
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Turkey Erases “Byzantine” From School Books, Adds “Blue Homeland”
Turkey is rewriting its school textbooks to replace internationally recognized historical and geographic terms with new ones carrying heavier nationalist and…
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Turkey Builds Islamic Center Next to Halki Seminary
Turkey is responding to the reopening of the Halki Theological Seminary with a major construction project right next door. The country’s Directorate of…
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Turkey Gives Erdogan Sole Power to Declare 200-Mile Maritime Zones
Turkey is preparing a law that would hand Erdogan unilateral authority to declare an Exclusive Economic Zone of up to 200 nautical miles, according to a leak…
