Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis speaks to the media before the Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, on 28 May, 2026. [George Christophorou/EPA]
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis warned from an informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Cyprus on Thursday that Athens will not accept “any form” of Turkish revisionism, as political and media tensions between the two countries intensified over maritime jurisdiction disputes and military activity in the Aegean.
“We must all speak with one unified, strong voice against any revisionism,” Gerapetritis said at the Gymnich meeting. He added that revisionism in “an extremely fragile geopolitical environment” creates broader international instability “at the expense of citizens around the world.”
Athens is reportedly monitoring the rhetoric calmly while taking into account Turkey’s difficult domestic political climate.
The heightened rhetoric has come not only from members of Turkey’s ruling AKP party and nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli, but also from the opposition CHP. CHP Vice President Yanki Bagcioglu indirectly supported a proposed Turkish law on maritime jurisdictions, saying Greek legislation is “directly linked to our rights and interests in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean” and should not become a “fait accompli.”
