Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Greece
Greek Foreign Minister Venizelos to Visit Turkey This Weekend
Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos has scheduled a two-day visit to Turkey this coming weekend, on November 29 and 30, where he will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Melvut Cavusoglu, a week before the third Greek – Turkish High Level...
Europe
US VP Biden Visits Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Istanbul
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I on November 23, as part of his official trip to Turkey.
Biden and his wife Jill visited the Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul’s historic Fener district, where...
Cyprus
Bellowing Echoes for Justice in Cyprus
No one seems to hear the bellowing echoes for justice in Cyprus. Ever since the Turkish military invasion of the island in 1974, trapped citizens keep asking why and what is happening to their country. Why has this elusive...
Greece
Tension in Greece, Turkey Determined to Claim Energy Reserves
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated he is determined to claim rights to energy reserves inside Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Tension between Turkey and Greece continued on Sunday, when the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, Admiral Bulent Bostanoglu,...
Cyprus
Turkey Provokes Greece and Cyprus Over Aegean Sea Rights
A meeting of the Turkish national security council took place, lasting more than ten hours, while Turkey continues to provoke Greece and Cyprus over rights in the Aegean Sea.
According to a report by newsit.gr, during the meeting of the...
Europe
Unofficial Meeting Between Avramopoulos and Erdogan
Former Greek Minister of Defense Dimitris Avramopoulos had an informal meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul yesterday.
Avramopoulos is currently in Istanbul visiting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, shortly before undertaking his new duties in the European Commission in...
Greece
Samaras-Erdogan Meeting In Negative Climate
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held in Newport, Wales, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit, was completed in early afternoon on Friday after lasting 40 minutes, in a rather “negative...
Greece
Samaras-Erdogan Meeting on Sidelines of NATO Summit in Wales
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will be in Wales today, attending the two-day NATO Summit. The Greek PM will be accompanied by Government Vice-President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, who will hold meetings with their NATO counterparts.
The Prime...
Greece
Samaras and Erdogan to Meet Privately at NATO Summit
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have an unofficial meeting at Cardiff on Thursday during one of the breaks of the annual NATO summit, according to reports in Athens, Greece.
This “out of protocol” meeting was...
Cyprus
Turkish-Cypriots Protest Against Erdogan Visit
Turkish-Cypriots protested on Sunday, August 31, against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is set to land in occupied Cyprus for the first time since his election as the country's president. The protests are expected to continue...