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Politics
Republicans ‘Do Not Support’ Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Rep. Bilirakis Says
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis, (R-FL) said on Wednesday that Republicans have not supported the F-16 sale to Turkey, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed.
According to Reuters, Erdogan who is in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting, said...
Diplomacy
Turkey Cannot Bully Greece, PM Mitsotakis Says
Nobody can bully Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday referring to Turkey's accusations.
Speaking at a dinner in his honor by organizations of diaspora Greeks in New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting,...
Diplomacy
Greece Hits Back at Erdogan’s “Crescendo of Vulgarity” at the UN
Greece hit back at Turkey over what the government spokesperson termed a "crescendo of vulgarity" by Erdogan at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
The statements made by Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the United Nations...
Diplomacy
Erdogan at UN: “Greece Commits Crimes Against Humanity”
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in one of his most horrific verbal attacks yet accused Greece of crimes against humanity during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Erdogan accused Greece of intentionally drowning babies and...
Greek Food
Greeks and Turks Unite Against Common Enemy: Ketchup on Dolmades
Greeks and Turks should unite against a common enemy, namely ketchup on dolmades, wrote a prominent Turkish diplomat on Twitter recently.
Umut Acar, who has served in several countries and is now at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara,...
Diplomacy
NATO’s Turkey Wants to Join Anti-Western Group Led by Russia, China
NATO member Turkey recently signaled its intention to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional grouping led by Russia and China. Iran has also applied to join the group.
“Our relations with these countries will be moved to a...
Greek News
UN General Assembly Kicks Off Under the Shadow of Russia’s Invasion
World leaders are descending on New York for the 77th UN General Assembly that kicks off on Tuesday where Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to dominate proceedings.
"The General Assembly is meeting at a time of great peril," UN...
Politics
Video: Do Turks Hate Greeks and Vice-Versa?
Turks and Greeks are neighbors sharing a long history that goes centuries back, but the history of the two peoples is marred by a rivalry that today seems fabricated
Ancient Greece
Exquisite Byzantine Mosaic Uncovered in Western Turkey
An early Byzantine Christian monastery with its exquisite mosaic was recently unearthed in Izmir, Western Turkey.
Greek News
Turkey Violates Greece’s Airspace 110 Times in a Single Day
On Thursday, Greece announced that Turkey's jets and UAVs violated Greek airspace 110 times on Wednesday.
The provocations by Turkey came on the same day that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Athens that Ankara will decide “when and where...