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Seventeen Turkish nationals crossed the Aegean to the Greek island of Chios by boat on Monday and requested political asylum. The local coast guard patrolling the area located them as they were approaching Pounta beach at the small island of...

More than 100 Turks have requested asylum in Greece following the failed military coup attempt last July in Turkey claiming that they are facing persecution in their country for being linked to the attempted coup. Most recently two families...

A total of 5,786 Turkish citizens have applied for refugee status in Greece since 2016’s failed coup attempt that was followed by a government crackdown, Turkish media reported on Sunday. According to a report by Diken attributed to the Greek...

Ankara has officially requested the extradition of the eight Turkish soldiers in the process of being granted asylum in Greece in exchange of a "fair trial" of the two Greek junior army officers detained in Turkey. Greek newspaper Ta Nea...

Following the failed military coup attempt in Turkey last July, an increasing amount of Turkish nationals have come to Greece seeking asylum, according to data at the Asylum Service. In a publishing by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the number of...

Seven Turkish citizens are reportedly seeking asylum in Greece, reports Greece's daily newspaper Kathimerini. The newspaper reports that the Turkish citizens approached Greek authorities in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece, and also on the island of Rhodes, in the southeastern Aegean. The...

The Greek army across the border with Turkey is on high alert after recent developments in the neighboring country, following the failed coup and the Turkish government's punitive tendencies. After the coup attempt on July 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Greece is gravely concerned about a new illegal migrant wave of Somalis who are entering Greece by means orchestrated by Turkey, aided by a network of NGOs and migrant traffickers. Earlier this month, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said in a...

The investigative website Nordic Monitor recently published an extensive report claiming there is evidence that Turkish secret services have for year been conducting operations on Greek territory to locate dissident Turks who fled their country to avoid political persecution. Ankara has...

While Lesvos and Chios residents continue to clash with police, heavy construction machinery has arrived at the plots of land where the government's proposed new migrant camps will be situated. Samos Island residents are ready to take it to the...

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,...

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...

This week has seen Turkey escalate tension in the Aegean as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government fights to stay in power ahead of elections scheduled for June 24. Earlier this week, the Turkish navy in the Aegean was instructed to 'be ready'...

Turkish hackers have launched a new cyber attack against Honda Greece. The automaker's website in Greece was infiltrated with a message condemning the country for "partnering" with terrorists. The website of Honda Greece was down on Monday. Instead, there was a...

The Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Monday night was hit by Turkish hackers who wrote threatening messages against Greece. At 11:00 on Monday night a message referring to the eight Turkish soldiers who were granted asylum in Greece appeared on the home...