Speaking with Josep Borell about Germany’s efforts to ease tensions between Turkey and Greece, Defense Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer said that the talks were “really hard on the Turkish side,” unaware that her microphone was on.

Turkey and Greece sent out conflicting alerts on energy exploration and military exercises in the Mediterranean this week.

"President Trump reaffirmed that Greece and Turkey must commit to dialogue, which is the only path to resolving their differences," the White House has said.

Tensions have risen between Turkey and Greece over Ankara's hydrocarbon exploration activities in the region.

Germany's Heiko Maas visited Ankara as part of Berlin's efforts to ease tensions between Turkey and Greece.

The President on Saturday hosted Hamas' political bureau chief Haniyeh for the third time in the past year.

While Germany's foreign minister is visiting Athens and Ankara, the three countries have declared military exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Ahead of his visit to Turkey, Germany’s Foreign Minister Maas first went to Greece to discuss the Eastern Mediterranan crisis. Meeting PM Mitsotakis, he said, “The windows for dialogue between Greece and Turkey must now be opened further.”

In support of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, their death fasting arrested colleagues in Turkey, a group of Belgian lawyers have gone on a hunger strike and protested in front of Turkey’s Embassy in the capital city of Brussels.

Berlin's efforts previously led Turkey to briefly suspend its hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Libyan National Army (LNA) Spokesperson al-Mismari has defined the ceasefire declared in Libya on August 20 as “media marketing.” He has also claimed that “according to their observations, Turkish warships are heading towards Sirte.”

Amid ongoing tension in the Mediterranean, Turkey has announced that its seismic research vessel, the MTA Oruç Reis, will continue its activities in the Eastern Mediterranean until August 27.

Relating the SDC's exclusion from the Geneva Conference and the Constitutional Committee with Turkey's counter-lobbying efforts alone would be an oversimplistic conclusion

France and Germany have said that they will support diplomatic talks, Turkey's Foreign Ministry has called on the EU to urge Greece and Southern Cyprus for restraint, Greece demands consistency from the EU.

President Erdoğan is expected to announce the "good news" today.

"In the past year and a half, there has been an increased level of provocation by Turkey on several fronts," the PM of Greece has said.

Turkey will not "bow down to colonialists" in the Eastern Mediterranean, the President has said.

The two countries have signed a military cooperation deal with the Government of National Accord.

Çavuşoğlu met with Pompeo in the Dominican Republic.

Two days after the EU foreign ministers meeting, Ankara has announced that it will start a new drilling operation tomorrow.