Turkey coup
Diplomacy
Turkish Minister in Athens: Greece Should Give Up Coup Suspects
A Turkish delegation in Athens on Tuesday repeated demands for the extradition of the eight former Turkish servicemen suspected of taking part in the country's 2016 coup attempt.
Deputy Justice Minister Bilal Ucar reiterated Ankara’s call for the men to...
Greece
Asylum Request Approved for Turkish Officer Who Fled to Greece after the Coup
On Monday, Greece approved the asylum request of one of the group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Alexandroupolis after the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July. He was the co-pilot of the helicopter that landed in the Greek...
Greece
Ankara Pushes Greece for the Extradition of the 8 Military Officials
Ankara is pressuring Greece for the extradition of the eight military officials who arrived in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, after the attempted coup in the neighboring country. The attorney general's office in Istanbul sent the extradition request to the Turkish...
Greece
Turkish Helicopter Carrying Army Members Lands in Greece
A Black Hawk of the Turkish police that had been used by Turkish officials used in the attempted military coup landed at an airport at Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, according to reports by the Greek national broadcaster ERT.
Eight people were...
Greece
Greeks Trapped at Turkey's Ataturk Airport During Coup Attempt
Greek passengers who happened to be at Istanbul's Ataturk airport during the attempted military coup that took place on Friday night were trapped at the airport. The travelers say that there was panic among passengers who did not know what...
Greece
Greece Closely Monitoring Developments in Turkey after Coup Attempt
A night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolled along the streets of Istanbul on Friday in an attempted coup, however President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took charge and issued an announcement stating that the government had quashed the exertion and was in...
Greece
Greece Readies For Refugee Inflow After Coup Attempt in Turkey
Greece does not exclude that a mass inflow of refugees from Turkey will come after the attempted military coup, a government source told RIA Novosti.
"A meeting just ended. The islands are ready to accept flows of refugees....