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Turkey has accused Greece of protecting those who sought to overthrow the Turkish government in July 2016's coup attempt. A Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement on Friday said Thursday's court decision in Athens to release one of the eight...

One of the eight former Turkish servicemen who claimed asylum in Greece after Turkey's July 2016 coup attempt has been released from custody. The Council of State -- Greece's highest administrative court -- ruled on Thursday that the man should...

The asylum saga of eight former Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara took another turn on Thursday with a request from a defense attorney to have their case heard by Greece's top court. An appeal by the defense team of one...

A delegation from Turkey's justice ministry is in Athens on Monday ahead of a planned meeting with Greek justice officials. The meetings concern the presence of eight Turkish former-servicemen currently in Greek custody and applying for asylum after fleeing Turkey...

The word “coup,” referring to the attempted coup in Turkey last month, was by far the most searched word in the Greek Wikipedia in July with 3,523 readings on average per day, according to data. It was followed by the...

Members of the anarchist group known as Rouvikonas (Rubicon) threw paint at the front entrance of the Turkish Embassy in central Athens at 12:10 on Tuesday. Three people are in police custody for their involvement in the incident. Flyers were...

A Greek court sentenced the eight Turkish army officials who fled to Greece aboard a Turkish military helicopter in the wake of an attempted coup in their country, to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry to...

Turkey's navy is reportedly unable to account for 14 ships that may be on their way to Greece according to the Times, however, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus denied naval vessels are unaccounted for. The missing ships were...

Turkey's ambassador to Athens, Kerim Uras, held a press conference on Tuesday after the weekend coup attempt in his country. He said that the eight Turkish military officials who fled to Greece in a Turkish military helicopter would have a fair and transparent...

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Monday expressed his satisfaction at the joint statement being prepared by the EU General Affairs Council concerning the situation in Turkey, following Friday's failed coup attempt. In statements to Greek journalists, Kotzias said agreement...