Sourced: Ahval News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a live interview at pro-government NTV channel said he might consider extraditing 2 Greek soldiers if Greece returned 8 coup suspects. Erdogan for the first time this openly tied 2 jailed Greek soldiers’ fate to 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece immediately after the failed… Continue reading ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
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TURKISH REPORTS SAY GREEK OFFICERS COULD FACE UP TO 5 YEARS PRISON
Sourced: EKathimerini There is concrete evidence to support charges against the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday citing an unnamed judicial source. According to the same source, the sentence for the alleged offense is five years in prison. No more details… Continue reading TURKISH REPORTS SAY GREEK OFFICERS COULD FACE UP TO 5 YEARS PRISON
GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY
Sourced: EKathimerini By Vassilis Nedos The tension with Turkey fueled by the arrest of two Greek soldiers almost three weeks ago and the incendiary rhetoric coming out of Ankara has raised concerns in the government that the two countries are heading for a protracted crisis, and that Washington and Brussels can only do so much… Continue reading GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY
GREEK MINISTER OF DEFENCE: GREECE CLOSE TO “FATAL ACCIDENT” WITH TURKEY
Sourced: EKathimerini As tensions rise over the detention of two Greek soldiers who crossed the Turkish border accidentally and over Turkish aggression off Cyprus, statements by both Greek and Turkish officials over the weekend underscored the fragility of the situation. In an interview with French daily Liberation on Saturday, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos declared… Continue reading GREEK MINISTER OF DEFENCE: GREECE CLOSE TO “FATAL ACCIDENT” WITH TURKEY
GREEK AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY URGES EU TO SNUB TURKISH NAVY EXERCISE CLOSING CEREMONY
Sourced : EKathimerini In a letter to his European Union counterparts, Greece’s ambassador to Turkey, Kyriakos Loukakis, has asked them to abstain from attending the closing ceremony of the Denizkurdu 2017 (Seawolf) naval exercise. Turkish media published excerpts of the letter, dismissing it as Greek “propaganda” to the Europeans. Kathimerini understands that Loukakis said the… Continue reading GREEK AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY URGES EU TO SNUB TURKISH NAVY EXERCISE CLOSING CEREMONY
EU WARNS TURKEY AFTER IT VIOLATES GREEK AIRSPACE 141 TIMES IN ONE DAY
Sourced : Euroactiv By Sarantis Michalopoulos According to Greek press reports, 20 Turkish F-16, 5 CN-235 maritime surveillance aircraft and 19 helicopters entered the Athens flight information region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan. In all cases, Turkish aircraft were identified and intercepted by Greek fighters, while in nine cases the interception process resulted in… Continue reading EU WARNS TURKEY AFTER IT VIOLATES GREEK AIRSPACE 141 TIMES IN ONE DAY
TENSIONS FLARE AS GREECE TELLS TURKEY IT IS READY TO ANSWER ANY PROVOCATION
Sourced : The Guardian By Helena Smith Fears of tensions mounting in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean Sea reignited after the Turkish president raised the prospect of a referendum on accession talks with the EU and the Greek defence minister said the country was ready for any provocation. Relations between Ankara and European capitals have… Continue reading TENSIONS FLARE AS GREECE TELLS TURKEY IT IS READY TO ANSWER ANY PROVOCATION
SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL
Sourced : Kathimerini As negotiators try to break a 43-year deadlock to reunite Cyprus, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed reservations on Wednesday over the short-term prospects of a settlement, which, he said, must include the abolition of the “anachronistic” system of guarantees and the withdrawal of Turkey’s troops from the island. In an interview with… Continue reading SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL
GREECE COMPLAINS TO NATO OVER TURKISH SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA
The Greek Foreign Ministry and the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) last week submitted to NATO a detailed complaint regarding the presence of Turkish Navy submarines in Greek territorial waters during the month of September, along with provocative statements by Turkish officials disputing the borders between the two NATO allies, Kathimerini newspaper understands. In its… Continue reading GREECE COMPLAINS TO NATO OVER TURKISH SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA