Imia: 30 Years Later

Thirty years after the Imia Crisis, Alexis Papachelas opens the file on the military and diplomatic thriller that brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of armed conflict. Through a series of interviews with the protagonists of the events on both sides of the Aegean, he sketches the climate of those turbulent days.

What preceded it, what moves were made on the diplomatic chessboard, how Athens and Ankara acted on the ground, how we arrived at the occupation of the western islet by Turkish commandos, what was the military situation on the remote islands at the height of the confrontation, what happened to the ill-fated Navy helicopter, what was the crucial role of the American factor, and what followed the largest concentration of naval forces in this hitherto unknown corner of the Dodecanese?

Research – Presentation – Scenario: Alexis Papachelas

Director: Andreas Loukakos

Editor-in-chief: Angelos Skordas

Producer: Lambros Papadeas

DoP: Nikolas Pottakis

Editing: Katerina Koutsocheiriti

Journalistic Supervision: Thanasis Katsikidis

Archive Research: Myrto Katsigera

Production Execution: dotmov