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A view of a steel border wall at Evros river, near the Greek village of Poros.

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A woman walks on the beach of Ierapetra on the southeast coast of the Greek island of Crete.

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Greece's coastguard said the migrant boats had tried to enter its waters on 24 separate occasions.

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Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watches jet fighters fly past during the final day of military exercises near Izmir on 9 June 2022

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Greece's coast guard said the boats had all left from Turkey on Monday morning.

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Athens says it had blocked the largest single migrant crossing attempt this year.

23/05/2022

Greek fighter jets fly over the military parade on Independence Day in Athens.

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Greece and Turkey accuse each other's military of airspace violations

The two NATO countries have long-standing sea and air boundary disputes.

29/04/2022

A coast guard vessel arrives at the port of Pythagorio on the eastern Greek island of Samos in 2018

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Two men held in Greece after crossing border in 'motorised paraglider'

The men were rescued by local fishermen over the weekend after their light aircraft crashed.

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Greek authorities have installed a steel border wall along the Evros river.

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Migrant found shot dead near Turkish border, say Greek police

An investigation has been launched into the incident, which occurred late on Saturday.

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A Greek flag waves outside a prison on the northeastern Aegean island of Chios

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Turkey accuses Greece of using excess force against fishing boats

Greece said they fired warnings shots at Turkish ships that had refused to leave Greek waters in the Aegean Sea.

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A Greek coast guard vessel arrives at the port of Pythagorio on the eastern island of Samos.

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Asylum seekers say two men drowned after they were thrown into the sea by Greek authorities.

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, on Feb. 15, 2022.

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NATO members Greece and Turkey remain at odds over maritime boundaries and mineral exploitation rights in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

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Members of human rights and migrant rights groups hold placards in Turkish and English as they gather in front of the Greek consulate in Istanbul

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Protesters in Istanbul condemn migrant deaths near border with Greece

Earlier this week, 19 migrants were found frozen to death near Turkey's border with Greece.

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Turkish special forces on patrol along the Maritsa river near the Greek border

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Turkey has regularly accused Athens of illegally pushing back migrants trying to cross into Greece.

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Migrants wait to travel by dinghies to the Greek island of Chios from the Turkish coast near Cesme.

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At least three migrant children have died after a dinghy capsized near the coast of Turkey, according to Greek authorities.

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Police officers patrol alongside a steel wall at Evros river, near the Greek village of Poros.

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Greece will deploy a further 250 officers to its land border with Turkey, the country's interior ministry has said.

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Two Turkish ships and a plan were involved in the search and rescue operation.

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Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands

A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said.

23/07/2021

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu disembarking from plane, greeting officials

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Greece's foreign minister Nikos Dendias on Euronews

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Turkey 'doesn't accept international law' over eastern Mediterranean

Turkey doesn't accept international rules when it comes to exploratory drilling for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Greece's foreign minister has told Euronews.

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Greece's foreign minister Nikos Dendias, left, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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Greek and Turkish foreign ministers clash at press conference

The talks were arranged to improve relations between the NATO allies but descended into accusations.

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