Syria

Turkey Claims Hundreds of Kurdish Fighters Killed in Syria Offensive

Turkey's Defence Ministry said that 174 "terrorists" were "neutralized" on Thursday in its cross-border military offensive in northeast Syria. Altogether it claims that 228 Kurdish militants had been killed since the start of the operation. The ministry on Friday also...

Greece Officially Condemns Turkish Military Offensive in Syria

Greece's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday afternoon in which it expresses the country's condemnation of Turkey's decision to conduct military operations in northern Syria. https://twitter.com/GreeceMFA/status/1182300100049154049 ''Greece fully supports the position of the European Union, and condemns Turkey's new unilateral...

Greece's Foreign Minister Calls Turkish Invasion of Syria a “Big Mistake”

Turkey's invasion into Syria is a "big mistake," Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias declared late on Wednesday in an interview with public broadcasting network ERT1. Dendias added that Turkey has repeatedly made such mistakes over the last several years. He stressed that...

Turkish President Erdogan Threatens To Send 3.6 Million Migrants to Europe

Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan threatened the European Union on Thursday afternoon that he could allow more than 3.6 million refugees and migrants to leave the country and land on European shores. Speaking at a rally for his party on Thursday,...

Turkey Begins Military Offensive in Northern Syria

Turkey officially began its new military operations in Northern Syria, it was made public on Wednesday afternoon. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced himself that his country began the long-planned operation, following the recent controversial decision of United States President...

What Might Turkish Offensive in Syria Mean for Greece?

The agreement between the United States and Turkey allowing the Turkish Army to advance in northern Syria and create a safety zone to supposedly host approximately two million refugees has Athens worried. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claims his army would...

Erdogan Threatens to Open Gates for Syrian Refugees if EU Does Not Give Support to Turkey

Turkey will let Syrian refugees on its territory leave for Europe if the West does not give more financial support to Ankara and does not support its plans to create a security zone in Syria where refugees could be...

Turkey's Erdogan Repeats Threats to Open Europe's Gates to Migrants

The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated on Saturday his threats that he is going to allow millions of refugees and migrants to enter the European Union if Brussels does not help Turkey financially. Speaking in front of his...

Turkey's Erdogan Threatens to Allow Migrants to Enter Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday that he will open the gates for migrants to flow freely into the European Union if he doesn't get what he is asking for in Syria. The Turkish president made his remarks...

Greece Decides it Will Not Assist Iranian Oil Tanker After US Warning

The re-named Iranian oil tanker "Adrian Darya 1," originally the "Grace 1" Greece will not help the Iranian tanker suspected of carrying oil to Syria, which is now headed for the port of Kalamata, Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis stated on Wednesday. The...