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Greek News
Erdogan Threatens Greece: “New Missile Has Athens in Range”
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Greece again on Wednesday, claiming that the newly-tested ballistic missile has "Athens within its range."
In speaking during a joint live broadcast on the ATV and Haber channels, Erdogan referred to the ballistic missile...
Greek News
20 Dead, Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Greece
On Wednesday, Greek authorities announced they recovered twenty bodies of migrants off the island of Evia after a boat sank on Tuesday. Dozens are still missing.
Twelve migrants have been rescued, the Hellenic (Greek) Coast Guard said. Among them are...
USA
Turkey’s Bid to Stop US Brawl Lawsuits Rejected
The US Supreme Court rejected Turkey's attempt to stop lawsuits in US courts related to a violent altercation that took place outside the residence of the Turkish ambassador in Washington in 2017 and left anti-government protestors injured.
In rejecting Turkey's...
Europe
Ottoman Empire: Five Things You Need to Know
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On the 100th year of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire on November 1, 1922, Greek scholar Georgios Giannakopoulos looks at five things you need to know about the empire.
By Georgios Giannakopoulos
For centuries, empires were the dominant form of...
Business
Turkey Presents Its First Domestic Built Electric Car
Turkey will present its first domestic electric car on Saturday as part of the 99th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The presentation will take place during the opening of a massive manufacturing plant in the Gemlik industrial center southeast...
Greek News
Turkey Sentences Greek ‘Spy’ to 12 Years Imprisonment
A court in Turkey on Friday sentenced a Greek citizen of Syrian origin, who was arrested in May and accused of being a spy for the Greek intelligence agency EYP, to 12 years imprisonment.
In June, Greek government spokesperson Giannis...
Diplomacy
Israel Reassures Greece as Ganz Meets Erdogan in Turkey
Israel reassured Greece that any progress in bilateral relations with Turkey will not be carried out to the detriment of relations with Greece, sources told the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) on Wednesday.
The same sources added that Greek-Israeli relations are...
Cyprus
American Fighter Jets Fly Over Turkish Occupied Cyprus
American F-22 fighter jets tore across the skies of Cyprus, flying over Famagusta and Karpasia, causing frustration in Ankara. By bypassing the so-called Turkish control center for the occupied territories in Cyprus, the United States ignored submitting the relevant request...
Diplomacy
What If Greece Extends Its Territorial Waters to 12 Miles in the Aegean?
Greece is firm on its position to extend its territorial waters to twelve nautical miles in the Aegean as is clearly indicated by international law and specifically by the UN’s Treaty on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Despite Turkey's...
Energy
U.S. Slams Turkey-Russia Deal to Form a Natural Gas Hub
On Wednesday, the U.S. expressed its opposition to the agreement announced by Turkey for the creation of a natural gas hub in cooperation with Russia.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart,...