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Gavras “Directs” Emek Theater Protest

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...

Eying Turkey, Greece Sidles Up To Israel

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...

Turkey Disputes Greek Territorial Waters

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...

Cyprus, Greece Want EU Backing On EEZ

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...

Greece Denies Turkish Terrorist Report

Reports in the Turkish media that Greece closed down two Kurdish terrorist camps near Athens following talks in Ankara between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are baseless, the Greek government said. “The Turkish newspapers’ claims...

Greece, Turkey Can't Agree On Sea Deal

Only days after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras went to Turkey to meet his counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to resolve differences over gas and oil exploration in the sea between the countries, a further breach has developed....

Greece Backs Turkey For 2020 Olympics

With the selection of a host city for the 2020 Olympic Games down to Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo and the winner to be named on Sept. 13, Greece has thrown its support behind its neighbor Turkey. Enemies for 400 years...

Erdogan Gives Samaras Terrorist Pics

According to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet’s, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave visiting Greek Premier Antonis Samaras intelligence information about anti-Turk terrorists in Greece. "Erdogan gave detailed photos and pictures of the training of terrorists in Lavrio as well...

Samaras and Erdogan Deal in Ankara

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed 25 bilateral agreements in Istanbul on March 4 and began discussions on oil and gas explorations in disputed territorial waters as the Greek leader said that the...

Turkey, Greece Talks Focus on Aegean

Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will visit Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara March 4-5 for a series of critical meetings, which are expected to include talks on the countries' differences on energy exploration in disputed territorial...