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Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
World
December 16, 2021
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
Three Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Greece in September were allegedly tortured by plain-clothes Greek officials, who then illegally put…
5 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: ministry
Turkey
November 22, 2021
5 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: ministry
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that five people were detained by security forces in western Turkey on Monday as they…
Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions
World
October 15, 2021
Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions
The United States and Greece signed a deal Thursday expanding their defense cooperation agreement to grant US forces broader use…
Greece fires claim first deaths as pressure builds on Turkey
Turkey
August 7, 2021
Greece fires claim first deaths as pressure builds on Turkey
Fires raging in Greece claimed their first two lives on Friday during a heatwave that officials said had turned the…
Greek police pushed fleeing Erdoğan foes back to Turkey
World
August 7, 2021
Greek police pushed fleeing Erdoğan foes back to Turkey
Men, women and children fleeing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s crackdown on dissent were robbed of their belongings and pushed…
Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant
Turkey
August 5, 2021
Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant
Turkish rescuers on Thursday began evacuating hundreds of villagers by sea after a deadly wildfire engulfed the outer edges of…
Deadly wildfires reach Turkish power plant, sparking evacuations
Turkey
August 4, 2021
Deadly wildfires reach Turkish power plant, sparking evacuations
A thermal power plant and its surrounding town on the Aegean Sea were being evacuated on Wednesday as a deadly…
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkey
April 17, 2021
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public…
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
World
March 20, 2021
Turkish nationalist fantasies and ‘enlarged Turkey maps’
Misvak, the most popular ultra-Islamist humor magazine in Turkey, published a map of an enlarged Turkey last week with a…
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
World
November 23, 2020
20 pct of Israelis returning from Turkey test positive for coronavirus: report
Twenty out of every 100 Israelis who traveled to Turkey in October tested positive for COVID-19, putting Turkey in first…