Menendez calls for Cyprus support
Turkey is once more undermining the stability of the East Mediterranean by violating the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus, American senator Bob Menendez said...
Oruc Reis
Cyprus issues anti-Navtex after Turkey announces new exploration
Cyprus on Saturday issued an anti-Navtex following Turkey`s latest announcement that the seismic ship Oruc Reis would be conducting research in the Eastern Mediterranean until...
Turkish vessel to carry out seismic survey in East Med
Turkey announced Friday it planned to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean until December 16, 2021. According to a navigational warning, Turkish research...
Turkish exploration vessel back in port ahead of EU summit
Turkey’s seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis returned to port on Monday from disputed Mediterranean waters, less than two weeks before a European Union summit where...
Turkey extends seismic survey work in disputed Mediterranean area to November 29
Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until November 29,...
Greece says Turkey encroaching on continental shelf with new hydrocarbon search
Greece urged Turkey on Sunday to rescind a naval advisory announcing hydrocarbon exploration activity in the Mediterranean, saying the area it covered included Greek continental...
Turkey extends east Med survey, Greece calls it an ‘illegal move’ (updated)
Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Nov. 4,...
Greece vows to push for sanctions against Turkey over Oruc Reis (Update 3)
Tensions spiked between Greece and Turkey on Monday over offshore rights in the eastern Mediterranean, with Athens vowing to push its EU peers to activate...
Greece calls Turkey’s survey in east Mediterranean a ‘major escalation’ in energy row
The Turkish ship at the centre of a row with the European Union over offshore exploration rights set sail on Monday to conduct new seismic...
Turkey does not expect EU sanctions over east Med dispute
Turkey does not expect to face European Union sanctions over a dispute with Greece in the eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday,...
Greek PM welcomes departure of Oruc Reis, Turkey says it doesn’t mean anything (Update 2)
The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis has returned to Turkey following the expiry of a navigational warning, Navetx for exploration in the region, including...
Russian exercise falls under Cypriot jurisdiction, government says
Russia contacts Cyprus whenever it plans to conduct air or naval wargames, the government said Thursday, following reports that Turkey issued its own navigational warnings...
Turkey extends work of East Med exploration ship through Sept 12
Turkey said on Monday that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will carry out seismic surveys in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Sept....
Erdogan says Turkey will not succumb to threats, Oruc Reis to remain in region for 90 days (Updated)
Turkey, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, will not succumb to threats, intimidation and blackmail, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking at an event...
President Trump steps in to ease tension between Greece and Turkey
U.S. President Donald Trump talked on the phone late Wednesday to both Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to express his...
Oruc Reis will lay almost 2,000 metres of cable by August 23, Turkey says
Turkey’s research vessel Oruc Reis will lay 1,750 metres of cables for seismic surveys in region by August 23, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez has said....
Our View: EU Commission speaking for us all in expressing concern
The European Commission was talking on behalf of all of us in expressing concern over the latest Greece-Turkey stand-off in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey’s seismic...
EXPLAINER-Turkish energy exploration vessel sails into deep discord
The seismic vessel Oruc Reis’ arrival on Monday in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean, following Turkey’s announcement it was resuming energy exploration work,...
Turkey calls Athens ‘maximalist’, EU tells Ankara: take your disputes to international courts (Update 2)
Greece and Cyprus have issued a counter-Navtex in answer to Turkey’s issuance of a similar alert for an area which lays within Greece’s Exclusive Economic...
