Greece-Turkey relations

Greek diplomatic officials have indicated that they will respond to Turkey’s NAVTEX through the appropriate international legal channels.

The Instabul riots marked the beginning of the end for the Greek community in Istanbul. Of the 100,000 Greeks living there at the time, barely more than 2,000 remain today.

Beyond citing 'red lines' dealing with sovereignty, Minister George Gerapetritis added that Athens satisfied with course of rapprochement

Minister Adonis Georgiadis used the jingoist quip 'we may come suddenly one night', before adding 'I’m not saying that we will do something like this'