Greek–Turkish relations

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has described Thursday's comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the Lausanne Treaty signed between the two countries in 1923 as "dangerous."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan caused displeasure in Athens on Thursday by indicating that Ankara "gave away" Aegean islands to Greece under the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, the pact that defined the borders of modern Turkey following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be among the Balkan and European Union leaders that gather in the Austrian capital on Saturday for a mini-summit on the issue of migration along the “Balkan corridor.”
Greece has a clear agenda that was presented during the United Nations meetings on migration in New York and would open on a European level on Saturday.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they were in favor of the continuation of the implementation of a deal regarding refugees signed between the European Union and Turkey, in a meeting held in New York on Wednesday, Kathimerini's Tom Ellis reported.

Six Turkish fighter jets flying in formation and another four flying separately carried out a total of eight violations of Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean on Friday.

Of the 10 Turkish aircraft. two were armed, according to Greek defense sources who said that all Turkish jets were chased off by Greek aircraft.

There was one dogfight. 

A serious incident took place on Good Friday, when a Turkish patrol boat threatened to arrest a Greek fishing boat in the Greek sea waters. The episode started when a Turkish patrol boat warned a Greek fishing boat to leave the area near the Greek island of Inousses claiming it was in Turkish waters. The captain refused and the Turkish boat threatened to arrest the crew.

A Turkish fighter jet violated Greek air space in the central Aegean Tuesday, entering the Athens Flight Information Region three times, Greek defense officials said.

The aircraft was not armed, according to the officials who said it was chased away by a Greek aircraft in accordance with international laws.

There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of migrants and refugees illegally crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe, but authorities must not let down their guard as people smugglers can rapidly change routes, the head of NATO has cautioned.

The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe is falling significantly but people smugglers can rapidly change routes and authorities must not reduce their security efforts prematurely, the head of NATO said on April 21, praising Turkey's efforts to break the business model of traffickers.

Turkey continued its provocations towards Greece, Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace over the Aegean Sea 3 times, and infringed in the Athens FIR 26 times, Monday. Six Turkish fighters flew over the central and eastern parts of the Aegean Sea that resulted in 2 dogfights after Greek jets scrambled to confront them.