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Patriarch's Envoy Visits Greek Soldiers Held in Turkey

An envoy from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visited on Easter Sunday, the Turkish jail where two Greek soldiers facing charges after accidentally crossing the Turkish border, are being held. The Metropolitan of Adrianoupolis Amphilochios was dispatched for the meeting, which lasted...

Soldiers Held in Turkey are 'Sons of All Greeks'

The parents of the two Greek soldiers being held in Turkey for illegally crossing into the country last week have appealed to the Greek authorities to do more in order to secure their release. Nikos Mitretodis, father of Lieutenant Aggelos...

Pictures on Mobile Phones of 2 Greek Soldiers Eliminate Suspicions of Espionage

The photographs found on the mobile phones of the two Greek soldiers arrested for entering Turkey territory eliminates previous suspicions of entering a Turkish military zone and espionage. Lieutenant Aggelos Mitretodis and Sergeant Dimitrios Kouklatzis lost their orientation in bad...

Refugees at Edirne Heading for Bulgarian Border, no Move Toward Greece Yet

The Turkish Gendarmerie have stopped barring the way to the mostly Syrian refugees in the region of Edirne and hundreds are now making their way to the Bulgarian border, a Turkish Gendarmerie official told ANA-MPA. According to Turkish customs...

Greek-Turkish Agreement on New Road Bridge

In Edirne, also known by its old name Adrianople, a city in the northwestern part of Turkey, a protocol of agreement was signed by  Greece and Turkey concerning the construction of a new road bridge at Kipoi, Feres in...