TÜRK-YUNAN İLİŞKİLERİ ve YUNAN EKONOMİK KRİZİ
TURKISH-GREEK RELATIONS AND AN ECONOMICAL CRISIS IN GREECE

Summary/Abstract: Turkey and Greece has firstly encountered in the mid of 1950s following the resolution of conflicts stemming from Losanne Agreement. They have engaged in disputes sourcing from Aegean Sea since 1960s. Greece tried to manage power balance against Turkey’s power superiority in line with her traditional threat perception on her neighbor. In that basis, Greece searched alliances to the disadvantage of Turkey and increased her armament. In Cyprus, there is no had solution yet since Turkish peace operation on island. EU membership of Greece and Greek Cypriots made no contribution into the disputes between two countries and complicated with the involvement of other actors into discussions instead. Beginning from 1990s to present, exploratory talks at lower levels of state consultiations have been another method in generatiing solution to the conflicts. There is no comprehensive resolution in political horizon. The stability of Greece paves great importance to maintain essential political determination for negotiations. Fallacious policies and huge defence expenditures of have also contributed into recent the economic crisis. The collapse of Greek economy may cause the rise of nationalist movement and antidemocratic regime in that country.

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