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Tsipras to Meet Turkish Leader Erdogan Next Week

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing to pay an official visit to Turkey on February 5, where he will meet with the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish leader extended the invitation to Tsipras at a UN summit...

Turkey's Erdogan Threatens to "Throw Greeks Into the Sea" (video)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his recent spate of hostile rhetoric against the Greek people by threatening to throw them into the sea. The remarks were made during a speech he gave in Smyrna (Izmir) on Saturday. Erdogan quoted...

Erdogan: Turkey is Ready to Take Any "Necessary Measures" to Protect its Rights in the Eastern Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on Saturday that Turkey is ready to take any "necessary measures" to protect its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean if needed. Currently, the country has stationed a Turkish research vessel in close...

Greece Sees Thaw Emerging in Relations with Turkey

Greek officials say that there has been an improvement in relations with Turkey in recent weeks, a development that has been confirmed at the meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. Speaking on condition of anonymity,...

Greece's Tsipras, Turkey's Erdogan Meet in New York

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for about an hour on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Attending on the Greek side also are Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias...

Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with Erdogan

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 (18:30 Athens time). According...

Exclusive: Turkish FM Cavusoglu on Greece: 'We are Friends' (video)

"We are neighbors. We are friends," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Greek Reporter on Monday, ahead of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York. The two leaders are...

Turkey: We Will Protect Our Rights by Any Means Necessary

Turkey warned Greece and Cyprus by announcing that it will protect its rights by any means necessary during Thursday's National Security Council chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The council discussed issues regarding the latest developments in the Aegean and...

Erdogan Vows to Increase Turkey's Military Presence in Cyprus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his intention to increase the Turkish army in Cyprus during a press conference on his visit to Azerbaijan. Erdogan stressed that Turkey's military presence is important and added that he will not heed to...

Erdogan: 'We will Strengthen our Presence in the Aegean'

"From Cyprus to the Aegean, in all areas where we have problems with our national interests, we are pursuing an active policy to strengthen our presence in the region," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday. According to a...