Greek Soldiers

  A Turkish court has rejected for a third time the appeal launched by the defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in Edirne for their release on bail. According to Turkish media, the judge rejected the appeal claiming that...

A Greek MEP has described the European Parliament's overwhelming support for a call to release two Greek soldiers from a Turkish prison as a "loud slap to the Erdogan leadership". SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis was tweeting after European lawmakers voted...

European lawmakers are voting on a resolution calling for the Turkish authorities to "swiftly conclude the judicial process and release" the two Greek soldiers being held in Edirne. The resolution before the European Parliament says the "lieutenant and sergeant in...

The protracted detention of two Greek servicemen by Turkey for entering its territory illegally will be discussed at the European Parliament's plenary session, convening from next Monday to Wednesday. The discussion item is expected to be approved for inclusion in...

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...

The two Greek soldiers arrested on March, 1 for straying into Turkish territory will spend the Orthodox Easter at a jail in the town of Edirne in Turkey. On Good Friday, the parents of the two men are scheduled to...

Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has issued an appeal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speed up the legal process for the two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish jail. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Tsipras said that...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have linked the fate of the two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish prison with the eight former Turkish servicemen seeking political asylum in Greece. On his return from an EU-Turkey summit that took...

The two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish prison have had a request for house arrest turned down on Tuesday. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that the two junior officers, who have been held in Edirne maximum-security prison since accidentally...

The issue of the two Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey after inadvertently crossing the border will be raised in a meeting between top EU officials and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Bulgaria on Monday, Prime...