Turkey
Court of Appeals temporarily suspends asylum status for Turkish co-pilot
The president of the Athens Administrative Court of Appeals on Monday accepted the Greek state’s request to temporarily suspend the asylum granted to a Turkish pilot, one of eight members of the Turkish military that fled to Greece on the night of the failed coup attempt in Turkey.
The government files petition to annul decision for granting asylum to Turkish officer
The Greek government has filed a petition for the annulment of the secondary asylum committee’s decision granting asylum to one of the eight Turkish officers, the Prime Minister’s press office announced.
Tsipras: Europe not properly addressing its ‘excessive social deficit’
There is currently an “excessive social deficit” in Europe that is not being adequately addressed, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, in a press conference after the end of the European Council in Brussels. “We cannot just announce measures, such as the social pillar for example, without ensuring that these measures are carried […]
Kotzias: The government judges Erdogan visit a success based on the ‘facts’
The foreign ministry considers Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent visit to Greece to be successful based on an assessment of the “actual facts,” Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Wednesday. The minister was replying to questions during a joint press conference with his visiting Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian in Athens.
Tsipras calls on Erdogan to open new chapter in Greek-Turkish relations
The Lausanne Treaty is the cornerstone of Greek-Turkish relations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during joint statements with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, after their meeting at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.
Pavlopoulos to Erdogan: ‘What unites us is more than what divides us’
Greece and Turkey have more things in common than differences, President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said during an official dinner he hosted in honour of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Mansion.
The US supports the sovereignty of Greece and Turkey, State Department says
The United States of America supports the sovereignty of countries like Greece and Turkey as a matter of principle, the American government said in comments to Lena Argyri, national Greek broadcaster ERT’s correspondent in Washington DC, concerning the Treaty of Lausanne.
Erdogan to make his visit to Greece on December 7th and 8th
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Greece on Dec. 7-8, making him the first sitting Turkish President to visit Greece in 65 years, following an invitation by Greek counterpart Prokopios Pavlopoulos.
Is the Kurdish Referendum “Mission Accomplished” for KRG Leader Masoud Barzani?
by Bilal Wahab, The Washington Institute Nearly every major regional and international player stands against the independence referendum that the Kurdistan Regional Government has planned for September 25.
Greece ‘dismayed’ at Turkish-Cypriot celebrations of 1964 Tillyria pensinsula bombing
The Greek foreign ministry expressed its “dismay” on Tuesday over the annual celebrations held by the Turkish-Cypriot leadership to commemorate the Tillyria pensinsula bombing by the Turkish air force in Cyprus in 1964.