Greek Soldiers

EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday have condemned Turkey for its "continued illegal actions" in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea and have underlined their solidarity with Cyprus and Greece. They have also expressed "grave concern" about the...

The Greek government has dismissed a report in the Turkish media that the two soldiers held in Turkey for inadvertently crossing into the country are to be investigated for espionage. A spokesman for the defense ministry in Athens said that...

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has reportedly described the ongoing detention of two Greek soldiers in Turkey as being reminiscent of 'Midnight Express'. The controversial 1978 prison drama about a U.S. drug smuggler jailed in Turkey is still notorious for...

U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday that his country is supportive of the approach taken by the Greek government on the issue of the two Greek soldiers being held in Turkey. "I'll simply say that the United States is fully engaged...

A rally in solidarity with the two Greek soldiers held in Turkey for inadvertently straying into the country is being organized for March 25 -- Greek Independence Day -- in Thessaloniki. The demonstration organized by various groups through social media...

Fifteen Greek MEPs are calling on the Turkish government to swiftly release two Greek soldiers held in Edirne after they accidentally crossed into the country's territory during a border patrol two weeks ago. In the joint statement, an initiative of SYRIZA...

The mother of one of the Greek soldiers held in Turkey for illegally entering the country has pressed a government minister to do more to secure the release of her son. During a meeting in the border town of Orestiada,...

Rallies have taken place in northern Greece calling for the release of two junior army officers being held in Turkey. Local media reported two demonstrations, one in Thessaloniki and a second in Oresteiada which is the hometown of one of the...

Turkey's foreign minister appears to have ruled out a prisoner swap in connection with two Greek junior officers currently in Turkish custody awaiting trial. In an interview with German outlet Zeit Online, Mevlut Cavusoglu was asked about the eight Turkish...

Greece's defense minister has described the two junior army officers being held in Turkish custody as "hostages". Panos Kammenos, speaking during a visit to Bucharest on Friday, said: "I ask for the Romanian defence minister's support for the immediate release of...