#imia

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Imia, a Gerudo who went over to Ganondorf’s side and existed as an Iron Knuckle until forcefully removed from her armor. She’s still under the spell.

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The Imia Crisis: When Greece Faced War in the Aegean (video)

Unlikely as it may seem, a dispute over salvage rights between Turkish and Greek captains was the trigger for a series of events which escalated into a major international incident.

The spiraling crisis saw the deployment of both countries’ special forces, the involvement of the U.S., and the loss of three Greek officers.

On Dec. 26, 1995, a Turkish cargo vessel “Figen Akat” ran aground on the easternmost point of the two islets, which are just seven kilometers (4.4 miles) from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey.

When a Greek tug approached to help, the Turkish captain insisted he was in his country’s territorial waters. After the vessel was eventually towed to a Turkish port, a routine salvage claim by the Greek skipper began the political wheels turning in the faraway Turkish capital of Ankara.

On Dec. 27, Turkey contacted Greek authorities as a precursor to declaring ownership of the two tiny islets.

The Aegean had already been the backdrop for many years of repeated tensions between the two supposed allies over the ownership of islands, islets, territorial waters, and airspace.

What made the Imia situation different was the way in which the situation escalated, involving the U.S., the European Union and the political leaderships of both countries.

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Flag claim sparks fresh tension between Greece, Turkey

Hopes that tensions between Athens and Ankara could be defused after the recent phone conversation between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim were dashed Monday after the latter again attempted to raise questions about Greek sovereignty over parts of the Aegean.

Yildirim had claimed early Monday morning that the Turkish Coast Guard took down a Greek flag from an Aegean islet in a “disputed area” that was reportedly raised by three Greeks on a speedboat on Friday.

However, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that there was no evidence of any “violation of Greek territory” and blasted the statement by Yildirim as “totally provocative and reprehensible,” adding, “Greece will never accept the theory of ‘gray zones’ or any questioning of its territorial sovereignty.”

Ankara’s dispute of Greek sovereignty brought the two countries to the brink of war in 1996 over the islet of Imia.

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Imia - Kalymnos island - Aegean sea - Greece

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Imia Crisis: A battle between flags

The small Greek island of Imia was almost the catalyst of war between Greece and Turkey in 1996, and remains a sensitive topic for leaders of both nations.

An issue first arose on Christmas Day in 1995, when a Turkish cargo ship “Figen Akat” hit shallow waters near Eastern Imia and emitted a distress signal. The Greek Coast Guard came to the ship only to be turned away by the captain, who claimed he was in a Turkish area.

The two Foreign Affairs Ministries communicated and worked together to rescue the ship. Thought to have ended there, only three days later a Turkish fighter plane crashed in Greek territorial waters, in the area of ​​Lesvos, after engaging with Greek fighters. With Greek help, the Turkish pilot was rescued.

However, The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs took advantage of the situation and tried to claim the Imia islets as being registered in the Mugla cadastre of Boudrum and belonging to Turkey. On January 9, 1996, The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded, rejecting the announcement.

One week later, Greece sends out vigilance measures in the area of ​​Imia to protect the isles.

On January 26, 1996, the mayor of Kalymnos, Dimitris Diakomichalis, raised the Greek flag on one of the two islands. Yet, it only took one day for two ‘Hurriyet’ journalists to fly to Megali Imia by helicopter. They raised their own Turkish flag, broadcasted live by the Hurriyet TV channel.

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Turkish coast guard harasses Greek fishing boat off Imia (video)

With high speed and dangerous maneuvers a Turkish coast guard boat harasses a Greek fishing boat in the broader sea area of the islets of Imia neat the island of Kalymnos.

The Turkish boat sails by at a “breathing distance” from the bow of the fishing boat setting the crew lives in danger.

One of the fishermen films the harassment. He and his colleagues are furious and “decorate” the Turkish sailors with the appropriate …”French.”

A boat of the Greek Coast Guard is nearby and tries to intercept the Turkish boat.

The incident took place on Thursday morning, January 14, 2021.

Local media kalymnosnews that uploaded the harassment video notes that such incidents are frequent in the area.

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Greek, Turkish Vessels Collide in the Aegean

A Greek and a Turkish vessel collided off the Greek islet of Imia in the south-eastern Aegean on Wednesday.

According to Greek defense sources, the incident involved a boat of the Greek Navy and a Turkish coastguard vessels and occurred in Greek territorial waters.

The newly built Rafnar-type speedboat of the Greek Navy was damaged, the same sources say.

Athens has been downplaying the incident, although an official statement is expected sometime on Thursday.

The circumstances surrounding the collision remain sketchy, with some Turkish news outlets saying that it happened when Greek fishing boats were in the area.

According to Turkish website anterhaber.com, the Turkish coast guard vessel tried to stop Greek fishing boats leading to the intervention of the Hellenic Navy speed boat.

It was during the standoff between the vessels, that the collision occurred.

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Το παραδέχονται και οι ίδιοι οι Μογγόλοι ότι τα Ίμια είναι ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ!

Χάρτες της ελληνικής Υδρογραφικής Υπηρεσίας του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού, που παρουσιάζουν όπως είναι φυσικό τις βραχονησίδες Ίμια εντός της ελληνικής επικράτειας, χρησιμοποίησε το υπουργείο Εξωτερικών της Τουρκίας στο προκλητικό non paper, που ανήρτησε αργά ο βράδυ της στην επίσημη ιστοσελίδα του. Η Άγκυρα κατηγορεί την Ελλάδα για μία σειρά στρατιωτικών ενεργειών στο Αιγαίο, που «προκάλεσαν» την αντίδρασή της με τη νέα έξοδο του Oruc Reis στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, επιρρίπτοντας ουσιαστικά την ευθύνη στην Ελλάδα για το «ναυάγιο» των ελληνο-τουρκικών συνομιλιών. Ωστόσο στους ελληνικούς χάρτες που χρησιμοποίησε το τουρκικό ΥΠΕΞ για να προσδώσει νομιμότητα στους ανυπόστατους ισχυρισμούς του περί παράνομων ελληνικών Navtex στο Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, οι βραχονησίδες Ίμια παρουσιάζονται ως αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι χώρας μας.