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==Chronology of the Imia crisis==
 
==Chronology of the Imia crisis==
 
===December===
 
===December===
*[[December 25]]: The Turkish cargo ship, Figen Akat, gets stuck in shallow waters off the coast of the [[Imia]] islands. Its captain refuses the aid of the Greek Coast Guard claiming he is in Turkish waters.
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*[[December 25]]: The Turkish cargo ship, Figen Akat, goes aground in shallow waters off the coast of the [[Imia]] islands. Its captain refuses the aid of the Greek Coast Guard claiming he is in Turkish waters.
*[[December 28]]: Two Greek tug boats free the Figen Akat and lead it to the Turkish port of Kuluk.
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*[[December 28]]: Two Greek tug boats free the Figen Akat and lead it to the Turkish port of Gulluk.
 
*[[December 29]]: The Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a note to their Greek counterparts, claim that the [[Imia]] islands belong to Turkey.
 
*[[December 29]]: The Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a note to their Greek counterparts, claim that the [[Imia]] islands belong to Turkey.
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===January===
 
===January===
 
*[[January 9]]: The Greek Foreign Ministry refute the Turkish Foreign Ministry's claim that the [[Imia]] islands are Turkish.
 
*[[January 9]]: The Greek Foreign Ministry refute the Turkish Foreign Ministry's claim that the [[Imia]] islands are Turkish.

Latest revision as of 16:15, January 31, 2014

Imia is the name of two uninhabited Greek islands in the Dodecanese archipelago, East of Kalymnos.

The islands became famous during the 1996 crisis between Greece and Turkey which threatened to lead to war.

Chronology of the Imia crisis

December

  • December 25: The Turkish cargo ship, Figen Akat, goes aground in shallow waters off the coast of the Imia islands. Its captain refuses the aid of the Greek Coast Guard claiming he is in Turkish waters.
  • December 28: Two Greek tug boats free the Figen Akat and lead it to the Turkish port of Gulluk.
  • December 29: The Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a note to their Greek counterparts, claim that the Imia islands belong to Turkey.

January