Turkey Begins Deporting Foreign Jihadists
Turkey deported three foreign jihadists on Monday, with more than 20 Europeans including French and Germans in the process of being expelled to their countries of origin.
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Greek PM in Symbolic Visit to Istanbul’s Disputed Landmarks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday visited the disputed landmarks of Hagia Sophia and a now-closed seminary in Turkey, in a sign of detente in the neighbouring countries'…
Three Migrants Found After ‘Freezing to Death’ in Turkey
The bodies of three migrants believed to have frozen to death were found in three separate Turkish border villages.
Number of Turks Seeking Refuge in Greece Hits Almost Six Thousand
A total of 5 thousand 786 Turkish citizens have applied for obtaining refugee status in Greece, since 2016's failed coup attempt, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
Turkey Warns Greece, Tells It ‘Not To Raise Tensions in Region’
Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a spokesman for the ruling party have called on Greece to comply with the law and avoid actions that would raise tensions in the Mediterranean…
Greek PM Says He Did Not Promise to Extradite Turkish Soldiers Wanted by Turkey
Amid an ongoing row with Ankara, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he did not promise to extradite Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016.
Row Deepens As Turkey Suspends Migration Readmission Deal With Greece
The Turkish foreign minister announced the suspension of migrant readmission deal with Greece after a dispute triggered by the Greek court's release of Turkish troops wanted by Ankara over…
Greek Politician Warns Turkey Against Any Attempt to Kidnap Turkish Soldiers
A Greek politician warned Turkey that any attempt to kidnap Turkish soldiers who were recently released by a Greek court in Athens would be casus belli and Greece would go to war in that…
Turkey, Greece Locked in War of Words Amid Tension Over Soldiers
Senior politicians from Turkey and Greece are locked in mutual recriminations and war of words as no solution appears in the offing over the situation of two Greek soldiers who are still in…
Greece Demands ‘Clear Answers’ From Turkey on Detained Soldiers
Greece on Friday demanded "clear answers" from Turkey on the exact charges faced by two soldiers held in a Turkish prison after they illegally crossed the border earlier this month.
"We…