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Turkey's 'unprecedented' violations are raising tensions in the Aegean

We’re taking you to the Aegean today, where Turkey’s provocations have reached unprecedented levels. Just on one day last week, Greece registered 168 airspace violations and 42 illegal overflights over Greek islands by Turkish jets. Expert Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and an associate professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to explain why Turkey has chosen to escalate tensions over the Aegean, and explore whether we should expect a tense summer for Greek-Turkish relations.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greece says Turkey’s airspace incursions ‘unprecedented’

Turkey antagonizing Greece at every opportunity

Ankara stance linked to dismay with US

Turkish jet violations escalate

Foreign ministers of 3+1 scheme to meet via video call on Monday

MDCA with US submitted to Parliament

Mitsotakis: Households to get 60% rebate on extra electricity costs from December to May

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