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Imia, thirty years later: The 10+1 mistakes in the crisis that brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war

The political and operational errors, the overall failed communication handling, and the myths that developed — not always with clear intent…

Imia Crisis 29 years later: A document & a photo encapsulate the Greek morale of those days (photos)

Heartbeats away from a Greek-Turkish total war

Imia: How Turkish journalists nearly provoked Greece-Türkiye war – Complete timeline of events

It all began with the grounding of a Turkish cargo ship on the islets – Türkiye capitalized on the provocation by journalists from Hurriyet to claim Greek territory – The fateful moments before the deaths of Vlachakos, Gialopsos, and Karathanasis – What their widows said

Mitsotakis on the fallen of Imia: They will forever illuminate the blue waters and islands of the Aegean Sea

"Christodoulos Karathanasis, Panagiotis Vlachakos, Hector Yialopsos. Three beacons of freedom", the Prime Minister wrote

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