Turk-Greek relationship which was developed by Kardak crisis

On 25th December 1995, the dry burden ship named Figen Akad had an accidentin a rocky place which is called Imia by Greeks and Kardak by Turks. At the end of thisprocess, both sides claimed that this rocky place belong to them. Turkey and Greece haddisagreements and almost came across the war because of possession of this rocky placeon which any human being lives and has no economical value. The reason of thisdisagreement and dispute was that; this situation could be accepted as an example forother geographical formations which are at the same condition with Kardak in theAegean Coast.The relationship between these two countries, which don?t have friendly thoughtsfor each other because of the events occurred in the past, became irritable because of thecrisis. Kardak crisis indirectly affected the attitudes of both countries towards eachother. Earthquakes which happened in both countries and at Helsinki Summit, Greece?snot using veto right softened the relations.In fact this tranquility process began as a result of strategically plan of Greece.The aim of Greece was to turn Turk-Greek problems into Turkey-Europe Communitymatters and then to provide a political superiority on Turkey if a crisis like Kardakoccurs.Key Words: 1) Figen Akad, 2) Kardak Crisis, 3) Aegean,4) Turk-Greek Relationship, 5) Helsinki Summit.