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A total of 24 illegal migrants were found dead in the international waters of the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey after a speed boat carrying them capsized, according to a report here on Wednesday. Antolian news agency first reported...

Refugees and migrants trying to reach the EU via Greece from conflict-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan are being unlawfully returned to Turkey by Greek coast and border guards, Amnesty International reveals in a new report out today. The 40-page...

Greece's rising young soccer stars have made it in the knockout round of the last 16 teams participating in the FIFA U-20 World Cup , held in Turkey that runs through 13, after tying Paraguay, 1-1. That came after...

A boat carrying at least 15 migrants reportedly sank off in Turkey and Greece waters. Afghan refugees association website reported that majority of the migrants were Afghans and were looking to travel to Greece from Turkey when the incident took...

The number of visitors from the neighboring country is expected to rise by 50 percent this summer after the EU eased the visa endorsements for the Turks and those who travel to Greece through Turkey. According to the Turkish...

A private hospital in Adramyttion, Turkey is calling the residents of the Greek Island Lesbos for medical exams and hospitalization at very good prices, while they are bombarded with publicity in the press and on the Internet, according to...

A senior police official said a Syrian man was arrested on Greece's northeastern border with Turkey with a large batch of telescopic sights for rifles and shoulder-fired rocket launchers. The official, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday the financial crisis in Cyprus presented an “important opportunity” to end the division of the island, split between the Greek Cypriot south and Turkish north. The Mediterranean island concluded a $13 billion bailout...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and arranged for the two countries to hold a High-Level Cooperation Council meeting soon and to say that Greece wants Turkey and Israel to repair strained relations. Samaras’s office...

The SHELTER project took place in the Armenian city Tsaghkadzor, from March 12 to 19. It is about a trilateral youth exchange among Armenia, Greece and Turkey, with 11 young participants from each country. The intercultural youth exchange focused...