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Turkish Soldiers Remain Well-Guarded in Fear of Assassination

The eight Turkish soldiers who were granted political asylum in Greece are kept heavily guarded in an undisclosed army camp as authorities fear a possible assassination attempt. According to newspaper Ta Nea, Greek authorities are concerned about the safety of...

Turkish PM Criticizes Greek Asylum Body over Coup Suspects

Turkey's prime minister has hit out at the Greek asylum service for green-lighting the applications of two of the eight former Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara for trial. However, Binali Yildirim, in a Greek media interview cited by state-run Anadolu...

Athens Appeals Against Granting Asylum to Second Turkish Soldier

Greece's government is appealing Tuesday's decision to grant a second former Turkish soldier asylum in the country. The Migration Ministry is understood to have filed the appeal against the independent Greek Asylum Committee's ruling, following a procedure first seen in December...

Greek Asylum Service Approves Second Turkish Soldier's Plea

Reports on Tuesday are claiming that a second former Turkish soldier seeking asylum in Greece has had his application accepted. The Greek Asylum Committee reportedly approved the application after deliberations last Friday in Greece's Council of State. Tuesday's decision would make him...

Turkish PM: Terrorists Find a Safe Haven in Greece

"Terrorists" of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) organization see Greece as a "safe haven", said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency. Yildirim called on Greece to regard FETO members as its own "enemy" just like...

Greece Denies 'Provocative' Flag Claim by Turkish PM

Greece has described as "provocative" claims by Turkey's prime minister that its forces removed a Greek flag from an Aegean islet, saying there had been no violation of Greek territory. Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told reporters on Monday that...

Turkish Forces Remove Greek Flag from Aegean Islet

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has confirmed that his country's coast guard has taken down a Greek flag on an islet in the eastern Aegean, whose sovereignty is disputed by Ankara. Speaking in Istanbul, Yildirim said that Turkey "will not...

Turkish PM Sends Condolences on Pilot Death to Tsipras

Turkish premier Binali Yildirim spoke with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by phone on Thursday, expressing condolences over the death of a Hellenic Air Force pilot earlier in the day. State-run Anadolu Agency confirmed the two prime ministers spoke in...

Turkish PM: 'Don't Take Greece into Account'

Greece is not to be taken seriously and is "the size of one of our cities" according to reported comments attributed to Turkey's prime minister on Wednesday. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Binali Yildirim was quoted as saying: “Don’t take Greece...

Turkish PM: Justice will Decide for the 2 Greek Soldiers

"Justice will do the right thing," said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday in regards to the two Greek soldiers who were arrested inside Turkey's border. Yildirim made the statement to the Turkish press after Greece took the issue...

Turkey Can 'Neutralize Any Threat in the Aegean', Turkish PM Warns

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned that his country will neutralize any threat that may appear in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate a new submarine in the coastal region of Marmara, Yildirim warned that...

Greek Opposition Head Meets Turkish PM in Germany

Senior figures from Greece's main opposition party met Turkey's prime minister and foreign minister recently in Germany. New Democracy head Kyriakos Mitsotakis and shadow foreign minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos met the pair on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in...

Video of Turkish Warship Activity Across Imia Islets

Turkey's Milliyet newspaper released a video of Turkish warship activity from an islet across Imia where they built an outpost to observe the area. The video that was shot late on Wednesday aftrenoon shows Turkish Navy ships patrolling the waters...

Turkish Opposition Chief: 'Is Pserimos Greek?'

  Turkey's main opposition leader has issued a strong call for the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to clarify whether 18 islets in the Aegean Sea in fact belong to Turkey. Leader of the secular Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, made...

Turkish Fighter Jets Enter Greek Airspace 48 Hours After PM Yildirim Departs

Forty-eight hours after Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's visit and his provocative statements about the violations in the Aegean, Turkish fighters entered Greek airspace on Wednesday morning. More specifically, a pair of Turkish F-4s entered Athens FIR without submitting a...