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Turkey formally requested an explanation from Greece on Tuesday regarding slogans shouted by some Greek Armed Forces personnel during a military parade in Athens marking the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, describing them as “impertinent.”
The Anadolu Agency reports that according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources familiar with the matter, the incident was deemed an unacceptable attempt to undermine Turkish-Greek relations.
In videos uploaded on social media, Greek armed forces personnel are seen shouting anti-Turkish slogans. A Navy contingent shouted “Cyprus is Greek, f@@@ck Turkey” in front of many people who were there to admire the military parade.
Το αντιτουρκικό σύνθημα που ξεσήκωσε τα πλήθη στην παρέλαση… pic.twitter.com/OxtbN8UlkJ
— newsbreak.gr (@newsbreakGR) March 25, 2025
In another incident, a special forces contingent shouted a slogan about reclaiming Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
Χτυπούν λαλούν —καμπαναριά
Θυμάμαι τη —Αγιά Σοφιά
Κι εκείνη την —γλυκιά κυρά
Που την ε λέν’ —ελευθεριά
Θα’ρθείς ξανά —θα’ρθείς ξανά
ΟΥΚ — ΟΥΚ
Χρόνια Πολλά #25Η_ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ #παρελαση pic.twitter.com/dH89e6NMNw— Ίσως να μη γεράσω (@IsosNaMiGeraso) March 25, 2025
The Greek Defense Ministry responded promptly, launching a disciplinary investigation into the incidents.
Greece’s opposition party, the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), denounced the slogans as being unacceptable and called for a thorough investigation into the matter.
“As captured in a video circulating on the internet from the military parade in Athens on March 25, students of the Naval Academy (NAO) shouted insulting slogans about Turkey as well as ahistorical slogans of the junta about Cyprus. The unacceptable incident should be investigated and answers should be given,” SYRIZA said.
New Left condemned the incidents, and said: “The far-right slogans heard at the Athens parade by a Navy detachment set the country back many years. We have paid dearly for the mindless nationalism of all sorts of patriots. In 2025, we must be wiser.
“We await the official position of the political and military leadership and the taking of the necessary measures against the officers who gave the relevant orders in violation of the official positions of our country.”
The incidents come a few days after the Greek Government Spokesman Pavlos Marinakis stated that recent developments in Turkey are creating significant challenges in organizing the bilateral Supreme Cooperation Council between Greece and Turkey.
His remarks strongly suggested that a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to take place soon.
He was responding to a question at a media briefing about the likelihood of a meeting between the two leaders against the backdrop of the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Greece-Turkey relations have improved significantly over the past two years, especially following a period of heightened tensions in 2020-2021 over issues like maritime boundaries, energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, and military confrontations. Mitsotakis and Erdogan have met multiple times, emphasizing dialogue and de-escalation.
The last time they met officially was on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
