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Revamped Greek Consulate Opens in Turkey’s Izmir

Greece's foreign minister Nikos Kotzias inaugurated on Tuesday the renovated building of the Consulate General of the Hellenic Republic in Turkey's Izmir. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, also attended the ceremony. In addition to its symbolic and...

Orthodox Church Announces the Name of a New Saint

Amphilochios Makris, an abbot of the historic Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a new saint for the Christian Orthodox Church, according to the announcement made by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the only responsible authority for the...

Turkish Navtex for Military Exercise Blocks Large Maritime Area West of Cyprus

A new Navtex for navy exercises issued by Turkey, blocks a large maritime area to the west of Cyprus on the Akamas - Peyia - Paphos - Pissouri route, less than seven nautical miles from the port of Kato...

Report: Russian Spies Target Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (video)

  The News Agency Associated Press claims that found evidence from a hit list of 4,700 email addresses were supplied last year by Secureworks, a subsidiary of Dell Technologies. This proves that Russian hackers spent years trying to steal the...

Shots Fired at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara (video)

Several gunshots were fired from a vehicle at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, hitting a window in a security post but causing no casualties, broadcaster CNN Turk reported. It said police teams were searching for...

Trump Signs Defense Bill Delaying Sale of F-35 Jets to Turkey

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a defense budget bill that suspends the sale of  F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. The $716 billion John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) prohibits the sale of F-35...

Turkish Lira Slides Further as Trump Announces US Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted to confirm he will double steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkish imports as the lira crashed to 6.51 per dollar, putting pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has already called on Turks to...

Excavations in Turkey Reveal Six Ancient Greek Statues

Over the weekend, six ancient Greek statues dating back some 2,000 years were discovered during excavations at the ancient Greek city of Magnesia, which is located in the current-day Aydin province of Turkey. The statues, four depicting females, one depicting...

Turkey’s Erdogan Retaliates by Freezing Assets of 2 US Officials

Turkey's president said Saturday the country will freeze the assets of two United States officials in retaliation for sanctions against Turkey's justice and interior ministers over the detention of an American pastor. Speaking in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...

United States Impose Sanctions on Turkey over Detained American Pastor

The United States imposed sanctions on two top Turkish officials on Wednesday in a new attempt to get Ankara to turn over American pastor Andrew Brunson accused of backing a coup attempt in July 2016. According to Reuters, the U.S....