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Erdogan Adviser Compares Greek 'Fly' to Turkish 'Giant'

An outspoken aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lambasted Greece, saying any conflict over the Aegean would be like "a fly picking a fight with a giant". Yigit Bulut made the comment on Turkish television as tensions between...

Turkish Forces Violate Greek Airspace, Waters

  Thirty-three Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace and broke international aviation rules in the first 12 days of February, more than a third of the same number for January alone. According to data from the Hellenic National Defence Forces General Staff,...

Erdogan Lashes out at Greece, Cyprus

  Turkey's president issued a thinly-veiled threat against Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday amid a series of incidents in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was addressing lawmakers from his ruling party in Ankara when he said: "Opportunistic attempts...

Exclusive: Ex-NATO Chief Stavridis Talks Turkey, Greece, 'Macedonia'

Former NATO Commander James Stavridis has told Greek Reporter in an exclusive interview that the Aegean islets of Imia, whose sovereignty is disputed by Turkey, "are Greek and they will remain Greek forever". Speaking on the sidelines of the Leadership...

Turkey Hopeful of Visa-Free EU Travel in 2018

Turkish state media reported on Wednesday that Ankara submitted final files to the EU to obtain visa-free travel for Turkish citizens to the Schengen zone, including Greece. The official Anadolu news agency in Ankara reported that Turkish EU ambassador, Faruk...

Greek Court Postpones Turkey Extradition Case

  A Greek court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on extraditing a terror suspect -- one of a group of nine detained late last year -- to Turkey. Forty-eight-year-old Naci Ozpolat was one of nine Turkish citizens arrested in December shortly...

Erdogan: Greece Wrong over 'Macedonia' Dispute

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has described the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as "our brothers" and insisted Ankara would always stand by Skopje. FYROM media reported Erdogan's comments made at a conference of immigrants from Balkan countries to Turkey....

Greece Refuses to Return Terror Suspect to Turkey

Greek judges on Friday refused to extradite a suspect wanted on terrorism charges to Turkey. Mehmet Dogan, 60, was one of eight Turkish citizens detained in December shortly before an historic state visit by Turkey's leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The court...

Top Erdogan Aide Threatens Greece Over Imia

A senior adviser to Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said any foreign political or military official who steps onto the disputed Aegean islet of Imia will have their arms and legs broken. In an implicit threat to Greek officials...

Erdogan Blames Opposition for 'Giving Away' Greek Islands

Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has targeted the country's main opposition party for its legacy of "giving away" Aegean islands in 1923. In a speech on Saturday, the Turkish president took a swipe at Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the secular...