Varosha, Cyprus. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / Yolanda Demetriou Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s latest antics including an announcement this week to re-open and re-settle the formerly invaded, abandoned and currently military-controlled Varosha on the anniversary of 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus has triggered the reaction of the EU, the UK and the US. Cyprus
Varosha, Cyprus. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / A. Savin Turkey may face sanctions if it does not stop all illegal activity in Varosha, a sealed off coastal town abandoned by Greek Cypriots fleeing Turkey’s invasion in 1974, EU lawmakers said in the European Parliament on Thursday. MEPs warned Turkey again to refrain from any action […]
Damage on Samos following the earthquake on Friday. Photo source: General Secretariat for Civil Protection Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias declared a state of emergency in the municipalities of Eastern and Western Samos following an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale on Friday. The earthquake struck off Turkey’s Aegean
Despite last week’s warnings by EU leaders to stop hostile actions in the Mediterranean, Turkey said it would be supporting a decision by the self-proclaimed Turkish-Cypriot ‘government’ to reopen a section of the beach in the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus city of Varosha. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades strongly condemned the announcement, saying it is “an











