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EU Pressured Tsipras over Turkish Soldiers in Greece, Claims Ankara

Turkey's foreign minister on Friday claimed Greek premier Alexis Tsipras had been pressured by fellow EU countries into not extraditing the eight former soldiers wanted by Ankara on coup charges. Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking less than two days before crunch presidential...

Detention of Soldiers by Turkey is 'Barbaric', Says Greek Minister

A Greek minister described the continued detention of the two Greek soldiers in Turkey as "barbaric", a day after a Turkish court ruled again against their petition to be released until their trial. Speaking on Greek radio, Alternate Minister of...

Turkish Judges Again Refuse Release for Greek Soldiers

Sgt. Dimitris Kouklatzis and Lt. Angelos Mitretodis will stay in a Turkish prison after a court in Edirne (Adrianopolis) turned down a fourth request that the Greek soldiers be released from pre-trial custody. Tuesday's decision followed a defense team bid to have...

Handcuffed Greek Soldiers Appear in Turkish Court (video)

The defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish jail since March 2 after accidentally crossing into the country's territory have launched another appeal for their release. Handcuffed Sgt. Dimitris Kouklatzis, 27, and Lt. Angelos Mitretodis, 25,...

Parliament Could 'Re-Assign' Greek Soldiers Held in Turkey

Greece's government could be set to re-assign two of its soldiers being held in Turkey to give them legal protection. In comments to Greece's ERA radio, Alternate Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis said parliament could assign Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis and Sergeant Dimitris...

New Democracy Leader Raises Jailed Greek Soldiers’ Case with Israeli PM

The leader of Greece's largest opposition party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, raising the issue of the two Greek soldiers who have been in Turkish custody for over 100 days. Mitsotakis' New Democracy party said the...

Athens Calls on Turkey to End 'Arbitrary' Detention of Greek Soldiers

Greece's president, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, on Monday criticized the prolonged detention of two Greek soldiers in a Turkish prison since early March. During a visit to Alexandroupoli, in Thrace, where he attended the celebration of the 98th anniversary of its liberation, Pavlopoulos...

'Intense Pressure' May Force Erdogan to Free Greek Soldiers

The two Greek soldiers being held in a maximum-security jail in Turkey could be freed after "intense pressure" has been brought to bear on the country's ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was the view of Greek Alternate Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis...

Greek, European Lawmakers to Visit Greek Soldiers Held in Turkey

The Turkish government has approved a request by a Greek member of the European Parliament to visit the two Greek soldiers being held in a maximum-security jail. According to an Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) report, the green light for the...

Turkey Slams 'Two-Faced' Juncker Over Jailed Greek Soldiers

Turkey has hit back at a statement by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker who while visiting Athens on Thursday called for the release of two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish jail. A statement by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry claims that...