×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Tuesday
06
Oct 2026
weather symbol
Athens 22°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Politics

Turkish Navy divers provoke with Turkish flag in Crete with NATO’s backing! (photos)

A diplomatic incident underway?

Newsroom March 20 01:19

Δείτε περισσότερα άρθρα μας στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης

Add Protothema.gr on Google

Turkey through Turkish Navy divers proceeded in one more provocation, but this time with NATO’s backing!

The Turkish divers were photographed with the Turkish flag at the bottom of the Souda Bay NATO Naval Base in Crete and the NATO Maritime Command retweeted the picture in its official Twitter account. The NATO Maritime Command retweeted the picture from the Turkish Navy’s account!

The Greek side already strongly protested with this evolving into a diplomatic incident being quite probable.

Since then the post in question has been removed.

NATO officers are investigating the issue trying to find out who was the person in the press office of the Command that made the provocative post.

>Related articles

National Transparency Authority Report coming after authorities’ delay over White Coast expansion in Milos

US and Iran in a new head-on confrontation: Threats of sanctions on banks, Pezeshkian says “negotiations make no sense”

The symbolism, agreements and agenda of Rubio’s visit to Athens: He will deliver a speech at the Pnyx

The Greek side ready to make a formal complain to the alliance.

The fact that only the Turkish divers with their flag were posted on the account and it was not a joint move of all the participants that make up the NATO power SNMCMG-2 (Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group-2), gives this movement a clear provocative tone.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#complain#crete#diplomacy#divers#greece#NATO#navy#negotiations#photos#picture#politics#provocation#SNMCMG-2 (Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group-2)#Souda Bay#turkey#Turkish flag
> 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

National Transparency Authority Report coming after authorities’ delay over White Coast expansion in Milos

October 6, 2026

How air travel in the EU is changing: The 25 major changes and new passenger rights

October 6, 2026

Quebec “deserves to become a country,” says leader of independence supporters after his electoral victory

October 6, 2026

US and Iran in a new head-on confrontation: Threats of sanctions on banks, Pezeshkian says “negotiations make no sense”

October 6, 2026

The symbolism, agreements and agenda of Rubio’s visit to Athens: He will deliver a speech at the Pnyx

October 6, 2026

Perpetrators who defrauded thousands of victims with cryptocurrency scam remanded in custody

October 5, 2026

Greek PM says only New Democracy can deliver stability and change, on party’s 52nd anniversary

October 5, 2026

Greece’s Best Museums for 2026: From Athens to the Islands

October 5, 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