Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Two Turkish soldiers who allegedly participated in the July 2016 coup attempt were detained in Alexandroupolis, Greece. The two men are thought to be part of a coup group that attempted to assassinate Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met on Friday morning, in Malta, with the British Prime Minister Teresa May, with whom he discussed developments on the Cyprus problem. CNA has learned that May informed Anastasiades about her recent visit to Turkey and...

Athens is concerned about the recent Turkish provocation in the Aegean and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of her visit to Turkey on February 2. Greek government officials believe that Sundays' appearance of...

Ankara accused Athens of protecting coup plotters, after Greece's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the extradition of eight Turkish army officers who fled their country after an attempted coup and sought political asylum in Greece. Turkey has issued an...

The opening remarks made in Geneva on Cyprus talks showed there’s hope that this dispute can be resolved, but difficult issues remain, UN’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide said on Friday during a press conference in Geneva. Eide...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the telephone earlier on Monday afternoon, the Greek government announced. A press release from the premier's office said the discussion focused on the negotiations for a...

The European press commented on Alexis Tsipras' dilemma over the possible extradition of the eight military officers allegedly involved in the failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15. The Financial Times quotes the Greek prime minister telling Turkish President...

By Eve Geroulis Vengeful, relentless and epochal 2016 continues to cast a shadow on the dawn of a new year. 2016 wasn’t merely a Black Swan, the language, policies, and decisions that created 2016 were sown long ago. By a Star Wars...

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation on Wednesday in which they discussed the Cyprus issue, inter alia. The two leaders also discussed issues regarding the wider Aegean and Middle East region. According...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated comments about the Treaty of Lausanne, likening the recent tragedy Turkey experienced with the 1923 international agreement. On Thursday, Erdogan said that the recent bloody terrorist attacks that cost dozens of lives caused him...