×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Friday
18
Sep 2026
weather symbol
Athens 27°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Politics

Turkish Defence Minister Akar: “Greece has expansionist aspirations”

"They started in 1821 and have reached the present point"

Newsroom June 7 02:03

Δείτε περισσότερα άρθρα μας στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης

Add Protothema.gr on Google

Turkey continues to use provocative rhetoric after Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar accused Greece of expansionist policies in a recent interview with the daily Hurriyet.

As he stated, “Greece is the country that has expansionist aspirations”.

At the same time, he urges one to look at the map of the wider area from 1821 until today, in order to find out who really has expansionist aspirations and who does not.

“Greece itself is an expansive country. They started in 1821 and have reached the present point”, he says specifically and adds “anyone who doubts can look at the map from 1821 until today”.

>Related articles

Mitsotakis at the Presidential Mansion: See images from his meeting with President Tasoulas

What the polls show after TIF: the ‘ceiling’ for ND, ELAS & PASOK, the two “gaps” and…Michael Jordan

Mitsotakis signals ND self-sufficiency as only governing alternative: “jabs” at PASOK and new approach to Samaras

See Also:

Libya: The Islamic State resurfaces again claiming responsibility for the attack in Sabha

At the same time, referring to the issue of the Turkish relations with the US, Akar stressed that the problem is neither the S-400 nor the F-35 but the Kurdish militia of Northern Syria, which -according to him- the US supports.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#greece#interview#Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar
> More Politics

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Mitsotakis at the Presidential Mansion: See images from his meeting with President Tasoulas

September 18, 2026

“Achilles’ Shield”: How Greece’s new air defence umbrella is taking shape

September 18, 2026

Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy insanity acquittal over children’s murders speaks out for first time: “I believed there was enough evidence that she had planned it”

September 18, 2026

The measures and the difficult winter, what K.M. said (and what he didn’t), the PASOK and PAOK transfers, a super deal in technology is coming, billions raining down on the Athens Stock Exchange today

September 18, 2026

What the polls show after TIF: the ‘ceiling’ for ND, ELAS & PASOK, the two “gaps” and…Michael Jordan

September 18, 2026

Turkey on alert after $18bn withdrawn from investment funds and market executives arrested

September 18, 2026

Mitsotakis signals ND self-sufficiency as only governing alternative: “jabs” at PASOK and new approach to Samaras

September 18, 2026

Theodoropoulos and Gaka refused to provide information about the patient – The EKAB document that “damns” the doctors in the Mazonakis case

September 18, 2026
All News

> Greece

In reverence, the emotional deposition in Jerusalem, see photos & video

The Holy Temple of the Resurrection opened after many days due to the war between Israel and Iran

April 10, 2026

In the final stretch for the accreditation of joint master’s degrees: Aiming for their launch in the coming academic year

April 10, 2026

Schedule for Epitaph Procession today (10/4)

April 10, 2026

Perfect weather for Easter excursions, according to Tsatrafyllia’s forecast

April 10, 2026

Easter in Greece: The customs that continue in Greek tradition – From Nafpaktos to Corfu

April 10, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα