Turkish foreign ministry slams EU’s "biased and illegal’" approach towards its dispute with Greece and Cyprus in eastern Mediterranean waters.

Erdogan says his country will not bow to threats and blackmail over its energy exploration rights in the contested Eastern Mediterranean waters.

Video showed migrants drifting at sea wearing life jackets as Open Arms rescue dinghies efforted to save them.

Turkey decides to extend once again the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, despite warnings from Greece.

Greece has condemned Turkey’s decision to once again extend the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, vowing to lodge a complaint against Ankara.

The Turkish president has slammed the European Union’s stance on the Eastern Mediterranean row, saying the bloc has become "captive" to Greece.

Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states reaffirm their support for Greece and Cyprus against the “unilateral and provocative actions” of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Greece says it has no plans to hold talks with Turkey on defusing tension in the eastern Mediterranean unless Ankara withdraws an energy research ship from the disputed areas.

Germany urges Turkey to refrain from “provocation” in the eastern Mediterranean, following Ankara’s decision to send a seismic research ship back to waters in the region disputed with Greece.

Tensions rose once again in east Mediterranean after Ankara sent Oruc Reis vessel for seismic surveys.