Greece
Diplomacy
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Accused of Being “Erdogan’s Ambassador”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was accused by Greece's opposition on Tuesday of acting like "Erdogan's Ambassador" to the Alliance.
PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Stoltenberg for his statements on Turkey's provocations against Greece and the objections he...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis and Erdogan Agree to Reduce Tensions in the Aegean
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday afternoon.
Mitsotakis first arrived in Istanbul on Sunday morning, attending church services with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Saint George Cathedral, one of the most...
Europe
Erdogan Accuses Greece Of Provocations In Phone Call To Merkel
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made accusations that Greece was pushing back refugees at sea in a call with Germany's Angela Merkel.
Europe
Biden Tells Erdogan He Will Use Term “Armenian Genocide”
In a surprise move on Friday, President Biden said that he had told Turkish President Erdogan that he will use the term "Armenian Genocide."
Greece
Erdogan Hurls Threats at Greece, Rules Out Unified Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a fierce attack against Greece and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday, saying that he does know his place and he is deserted by allies.
Speaking in Parliament, Erdogan told lawmakers from his AK...
Cyprus
Turkish PM Erdogan Doesn’t Rule Out Talks With PM Mitsotakis
Turkish PM Erdogan refused to rule out a personal meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis when speaking with reporters on Friday after he attended prayers.
“In all our talks (with European leaders), we have always had a positive approach...
Culture
Erdogan: Conversion of Hagia Sophia into Mosque "Crown of 2020"
In an address to the nation, Turkish President Erdogan called his decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque the "crown of 2020."
Cyprus
Suspect in Murder of Cypriot Protester Proudly Poses Next to Erdogan
The man accused in the killing a Cypriot protester in August of 1996 was seen standing proudly next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the occupied territories last weekend.
Kenan Akin, who was Minister of Agriculture...
Cyprus
Turkey's Erdogan in Occupied Cyprus, Sets Up Provocative 'Fiesta' in Varosha
In yet another gesture of complete disregard for international law, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited on Sunday the occupied territories of Cyprus and the no man's land area of Varosha in Famagusta.
Keeping the promise he gave in October...
Cyprus
Turkish Cypriots Rally Against Erdogan's Plan for a Picnic at Varosha
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in occupied Nicosia on Tuesday to protest Turkey's "interference" days before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the resort of Varosha, which was illegally opened last month.
Erdogan has promised...
Cyprus
Erdogan Plans to Have Picnic in the Occupied Cypriot Town of Varosha
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would visit occupied northern Cyprus on Nov. 15 and expressed the wish to have a picnic in Varosha.
"I believe it would be beneficial to have a picnic there all...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Expresses Solidarity with France After Erdogan's Insults
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed on Sunday his solidarity with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was recently at the receiving end of insults by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Personal insults against President Macron and hate speech targeting France...
Diplomacy
Egypt Warns Greece of the Threat Posed by Erdogan's Islamic Terrorists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week that Turkey may dispatch jihadists to Greece to destabilize the country, a report in the Greek daily Ta Nea reveals.
According to the report, Cairo's concern was expressed...
Diplomacy
Erdogan: Turkey Will Give Greece the "Answer it Deserves"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey will give Greece the “answer it deserves” over the eastern Mediterranean dispute, according to an AFP report.
Speaking to the ruling party's lawmakers he also said that the ghost town...
Diplomacy
Democrats in Greece Look to Biden to Stop Erdogan
Holding that President Trump's diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean has failed the expectations of Americans in Greece, the Greek department of Democrats Abroad are expressing the hope that a Biden win could finally make headway toward satisfying solutions in...