Two TPAO officials added to EU sanctions list
Two high-ranking officials from the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), Mehmet Ferruh Akalin and Ali Coscun Namoglu, are the two individuals subject to EU sanctions over...
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Risky stalemate in the East Med
By George Koumoullis ON January 30 Turkey’s foreign ministry issued an announcement proposing the suspension of all energy-related activities in the seas around Cyprus until...
Mavroyiannis: Turkey’s drilling operations violate Cyprus sovereignty
Turkey’s drilling operations violate the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus in its territorial sea and its sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its continental shelf...
President expects to be informed on Merkel’s discussion with Erdogan
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that he expects to be informed over the coming days about the discussion the German Chancellor Angela Merkel had...
Turkey has data from ENI gas surveys, minister admits EU sanctions won’t stop Turkey (Updated)
The government on Wednesday essentially confirmed a media report suggesting Turkey had somehow obtained studies carried out by Italian energy firm ENI prior to drilling...
Both Turkey and Cyprus issue Navtex warning for exercises in EEZ
Both Turkey and Cyprus have issued Navtex notices for exercises in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) this week, Phileleftheros reported without official confirmation. According...
TIMELINE-Turkey’s gas exploration off Cyprus
Turkey’s exploration for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean has ramped up tensions with Cyprus and prompted the European Union to scale back contacts with Ankara. The...
Greek foreign minister lambasts ‘troublemaker Turkey’ (Updated)
Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Dendias said on Monday Turkey was a troublemaker entrenched in the dead ends of its own misguided choices, as Ankara’s drillship...
Yavuz to begin drilling south of Cyprus by Tuesday (Update 1)
The Turkish drillship Yavuz will begin drilling for oil and gas southwest of Cyprus on Monday or Tuesday, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, in a move which...
Cyprus and France in constant contact ahead of EU Council
President Nicos Anastasiades and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to remain in constant contact in view of the European Council meeting that will...
Pompeo’s statement a ‘powerful message’, president says (Update 1)
A statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Turkey’s illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ is a powerful message, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. In...
Our View: Cyprus being forced into a corner by gunboat diplomacy
Turkey’s decision to send its Yavuz drillship into the Cypriot EEZ southwest of the island that also includes part of block 7 is another illustration...
Turkey can’t ‘hold Europe hostage’ (updated)
Condemnations against Turkey’s actions in the Cyprus EEZ poured in from both sides of the Atlantic on Saturday after Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez tweeted...
Turkish drillship ‘flagrant violation of Cyprus’ rights’ says Mitsotakis (update 2)
The Turkish drillship Yavuz arrived within the Cyprus EEZ on Thursday night, according to a tweet on Saturday morning by Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez....
Cyprus calls on Yavuz to ‘immediately cease’ illegal activities (Updated)
By George Psyllides and Elias Hazou A TURKISH drillship, the Yavuz was on Thursday headed to an area inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to...
Second Turkish drillship off Cyprus again (updated)
A Turkish drillship, the Yavuz is apparently headed to an offshore field inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone to carry out natural gas exploration, it emerged...
Turkey due to start another drilling operation
Turkey’s drillship, the Yavuz, is due to commence its second drilling operation sometime over the next few days, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on...
Yavuz drillship due to return to Karpas area
The Turkish drillship Yavuz is due to return to the Karpas area off the northeastern coast after completion of maintenance work off Mersin in southern...
Yavuz completes first round of drilling, now off Mersin
The Turkish drillship Yavuz that has been operating off the Karpa peninsula since last July has completed the first round of drilling and is now...
Turkey may acquire a third drillship, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey may be acquiring a third drillship, it emerged on Thursday. Speaking at a broad meeting of...
