The road for the utilization of the rich solar and wind potential of the Aegean islands for the production of "green" electricity is generated by the electrical interconnections launched by the Independent Electricity Transmission Operator.

The migration and asylum ministry on Thursday announced that it has submitted a request to the European Commission and the EU border agency Frontex for the immediate return of 1,450 foreigners who are not entitled to international protection to Turkey, based on the EU-Turkey Statement.

"It is reported that the German government warned Greece about the Aegean islands, which it has armed and on which it deployed army personnel since the 1960s. According to the Greek press, the Merkel government is asking Greece to end its military presence on the islands. "Germany is pressuring Mitsotakis to withdraw the army from the islands," writes the Turkish daily Yeni κafak, which is affiliated with Erdogan.