Greece

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 294 people were extradited to Türkiye in the first nine months of 2026. Of them, 137 were brought from Georgia and 67 from Germany.…

According to Kathimerini, the Athens government and France's Nexans are working on a formula that will not disturb Türkiye or Greece.…

A Greek Cypriot official admitted that the Great Sea Interconnector power line project to connect Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel was blocked because of Türkiye's steps in its exclusive economic zone.…

Greece's Kathimerini newspaper reported that the route of the €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector power line planned by Greece, France and the Greek Cypriot Administration will be changed to avoid the Marine National Park Türkiye declared between Fethiye and Kaş.…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of dialogue with Türkiye at the 81st UN General Assembly: "We cannot change geography, living side by side is our destiny."…

The Ministry of National Defence asked Greece to comply with its treaty obligations and to avoid militarizing the islands. It stated that cable laying on the continental shelf must be coordinated in advance and that measures have been taken against developments targeting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC).…

In a vote held at the Balkan Table Tennis Union congress, 10 out of 14 member countries voted in favor and 4 against. According to the report, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration objected to the decision; Turkish Table Tennis Federation President Kerim Koç stated that they were pleased with the outcome.…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking to ERTnews, said he saw a "relative hardening" in the Turkish side's statements, but that communication channels with Ankara should be kept open; he left the door open to a possible last-minute meeting.…

The Defence Ministry (MSB) said it was closely monitoring Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's visit to Meis Island, stating that under the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty the island holds demilitarized status and the presence of military elements there does not contribute to peace and stability.…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters during a visit to Syria that "Syria wants to live in peace" and warned Greece over defence cooperation with Israel. Daily Sabah reported that the deployment of the 51st Commando Brigade to Söke, Aydın, had become a topic of discussion in Greece.…

The 51st Commando Brigade, previously stationed in Tunceli, has been relocated to Söke in Aydın province, opposite Greece's Samos Island, with about 2,000 troops now deployed there. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Greece for good neighborliness, saying the militarization of the islands poses a threat.…