Turkey Denies Opposition Presence in Military Funerals
Turkey’s Interior Minister drew ire of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) when it banned CHP officials from participating in funerals organized for soldiers killed during…
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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…
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…
Two Soldiers Between Clashing Rocks of Greek and Turkish Politics
The arrest and detention of the two Greek soldiers that have mistakenly entered Turkish soil on March 1 have been testing the bilateral relations of the two NATO allies, making an already…
Avalanche Kills 5 Soldiers, Wounds 12 in Southeastern Turkey
A Turkish military operation against outlawed Kurdish insurgents in snowy mountains of southeastern Turkey ended with a tragic incident when an avalanche killed five soldiers and wounded 12,…
Turkey Slams Greece for Granting Asylum to Coup-Plotting Soldier
Turkey expressed dismay and outrage after Greece granted political asylum to one of the eight troops who fled to a Greek island in the Aegean Sea after a coup attempt failed in 2016 summer.…