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German tabloid Bild reports on the existence of Plan B to deal with the refugee crisis should the deal between Turkey and the European Union fall through. The alternative plan examines the restriction of migrant flows without the participation...

The ban on Twitter imposed in Turkey by Prime Minister Erdogan's government has caused intense reactions among the Turkish people, with some protesters using the work of famous Greek-French filmmaker Costas Gavras to criticize the policy. Protesters posted on the internet a...

Giousouf Halatzoglou, MP of the Turkish ultra nationalist party National Movement, submitted a draft law to Turkish National Assembly that proposes to turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque. Giousouf Halatzoglou is well-known for his relations with the Turkish far...

The European Commission has no right to criticize Turkey about the ongoing riots in Istanbul and across the country, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, unleashing a harsh attack on leaders of the bloc he wants his country to...

There is a Greek element involved in the demonstrations in Taksim Square, Istanbul, associated with the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stavrodromi, which belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as a series of buildings that belong to the...

The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christians Bartholomew I, is included on the list of the world’s 500 most influential figures, according to Foreign Policy American magazine, widely known for diplomacy and international relations issues. This year, in its 200th...

Following a warning that the peaceful Emek Theater protests on April 7 were unauthorized, Turkish police started spraying water at the group along with tear gas, according to witnesses, the newspaper Hurriyet reported. Among the group of thousands of protesters...

As Israel and Turkey are repairing relations torn by the killing of Turks in 2010 by Israeli commandos trying to stop an aid ship from reaching the Palestinian territories, Greece is trying to keep its ties tight with Tel...

Just a couple of weeks after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to try to settle differences over territorial waters and oil and gas exploration in the Aegean, the two countries are...

After meeting new Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called on the European Union to support Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) that would protect the two countries interest in oil and gas exploration in...