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6 Turkish asylum seekers detained after Greek police push them back to Turkey
Turkey
July 25, 2019
6 Turkish asylum seekers detained after Greek police push them back to Turkey
Six Turkish asylum seekers who crossed the Evros River into Greece were pushed back to Turkey by Greek police and…
Athens will not tolerate Ankara’s ‘threats of war,’ says Greek foreign minister
World
July 23, 2019
Athens will not tolerate Ankara’s ‘threats of war,’ says Greek foreign minister
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday addressed Ankara over what Athens is calling increasingly aggressive tactics in the region,…
Readmission agreement with EU suspended, Turkish FM says
World
July 22, 2019
Readmission agreement with EU suspended, Turkish FM says
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced that Turkey’s readmission agreement with the European Union has been suspended,…
Greece continues to push asylum seekers back to Turkey
World
July 22, 2019
Greece continues to push asylum seekers back to Turkey
Greek border forces along the Evros River pushed 59 migrants back into Turkey on Friday morning, signaling the continuation of…
Cypriots protest as second Turkish ship plans to drill off island: report
World
July 10, 2019
Cypriots protest as second Turkish ship plans to drill off island: report
A Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas close to Cyprus dropped anchor off the island on Monday,…
Turkey hopes for better relations with Greece after elections
World
July 10, 2019
Turkey hopes for better relations with Greece after elections
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy on Monday congratulated Greece’s main opposition leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for his victory in Sunday’s…
Turkey deployed 42 tanks on Cyprus, Greek media claims
World
July 6, 2019
Turkey deployed 42 tanks on Cyprus, Greek media claims
Turkey in a secret operation transported 42 German Leopard-2A4 supertanks to Kythrea, a small town 10 kilometers northeast of Nicosia,…
Suspected Russian-made missile crashes in north Cyprus: report
World
July 2, 2019
Suspected Russian-made missile crashes in north Cyprus: report
A suspected Russian-made missile has crashed north of the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, Turkish Cypriot officials said, Al Jazeera reported.…
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Turkey
July 2, 2019
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Ömer Diken, a former judge who was on the panel hearing the 2003 Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plot trial, has been…
Jobless Turks have little hope as economic downturn persists
Turkey
June 26, 2019
Jobless Turks have little hope as economic downturn persists
Turks who lost their jobs in the aftermath of last year’s currency crisis have little hope that they can find…