Turkey

Kurds are often denied equal access to political representation, economic resources and cultural freedoms in Turkey. Since the 1980s, Turkey has been engaged in a conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which has resulted in over 40,000 deaths. By Recep...

The Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government between 1914 and 1923, is commemorated on April 24th every year. The Armenian Genocide was...

You don’t have to be an expert to know that the relations between Greece and Turkey have been among the most turbulent in the diplomatic history of Europe. Rooted in a history of disputes, the two Mediterranean nations have gone...

The policy of rapprochement with Turkey had helped decrease illegal migration flows, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said from Lesvos. “Greece is one of the few countries, if not the only one, which has effectively handled the problem of...

The US is committed to upgrading the defense capabilities of Greece, Ambassador George Tsunis told an audience at the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday. Tsunis referred to the Letter of Offer and Acceptance to the Greek defense ministry on Wednesday...

The price of spot gold reached $2,364 per ounce on Tuesday after hitting record highs for seven consecutive sessions and trading at $2,336 per ounce on Monday. Year on year, gold is up 16.5 percent. The main driver of the...

On Tuesday Turkey contested the plan by Greece to establish a new marine park in the Aegean Sea saying that Athens does not have sovereignty over islands within the region. “We recommend Greece not to involve the outstanding Aegean issues,...

The Greek town of Santa, Dumanli in Turkish, situated in Pontus, has been a ghost town suffering neglect ever since the Greeks were forced to flee their ancestral homes in the exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923. Santa, surrounded...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar warned on Friday that “one tiny mistake” could turn Cyprus into “a new Gaza”. Tatar, not recognized as a head of state by the international community, also suggested that Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan may soon...

As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary, Greece has become an invaluable alliance member in its strategic role, positioned in the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established on this day in April 1949. Its...