May 6, 2016
Politics
Turkish president President Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday that Turkey would not make changes to its terrorism laws required under a deal to curb migration, and declared: “we’re going our way, you go yours”. His fiery speech will be a blow to any hope in European capitals …
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April 8, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Deportations to Turkey resumed on Friday morning amid protests and activists jumping in the water to prohibit the ship’s journey to Dikili. While almost 150 people were deported according to EU Turkey deal, another 149 arrived in the last 24 hours. In an emergency meeting, Turkish Parliament confirmed that Turkey …
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March 29, 2016
Politics
Unbelievable! Turkey’s neo-ottoman Super Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan was offended by a German satire song and initiated a diplomatic “war”. German Ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hear that the song produced by state Radio NDR and program Extra3 was mocking the Turkish president. According …
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February 8, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
In internal EU memo obtained by Greek media reveals the blatant Turkish blackmail on the refugee crisis. The memo contains a summary of the dialogue between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with European Commissioner Jean Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk on 16th November 2015 during the …
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November 2, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
Sunday morning, 6:30 am: a plastic dingy struggles against the waves while the wind is blowing with intensity of 7 Beaufort. 50 people on board are in panic. Twenty meters away from the shore of Galazio on the island of Samos, the boat capsizes. Men, women and children fall into …
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November 16, 2014
Very Mix
Forget all you have ever learned in the schools you attended about religion and history, and great discoveries and national boundaries. Greece and Turkey will teach you better. And at the end of the day you will shout “It’s all Greek to me” thus giving a new meaning to the …
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November 12, 2013
Turkey-GR
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied that Cyprus is a country recognized by the international community and claimed there was “no country named Cyprus.” He slammed the EU for accepting Cyprus in the bloc and spoke of “political motivation.” Comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday …
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October 10, 2013
Turkey-GR
The chief adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Yiğit Bulut, has said in a televised interview that if given the option, most Greeks would want to exit the European Union and join Turkey. “If there were a referendum in Greece today, 51 percent of Greeks would vote to …
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March 28, 2013
Economy, Israel-GR, Politics, Turkey-GR
It looks as if someone takes pleasures and seeks to take advantages from the economic crisis that hit Cyprus. Turkey did not miss the chance to reiterate claims in the gas resources of Cyprus after Nicosia hinted to use resources revenues as collateral for international lenders’ financial aid and as …
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March 4, 2013
Politics
“A good day for Greek-Turkish relations,” Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told reporters during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the signature of 25 agreements. on so-called “low politics” fields. “The politics of everyday life are essential, “Samaras underlined. “We build trust, we bring our people …
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March 26, 2012
Turkey-GR
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apparently decided to reopen the Greek Orthodox Theological School of Halki. Erdogan revealed his decision to US President Barack Obama during a meeting in Seoul, South Korea. “I congratulated the Prime Minister on the efforts that he’s made within Turkey to protect religious minorities. …
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June 23, 2010
News, Politics, Turkey-GR, Uncategorized, World, World GR
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the further boosting of Greek-Turkish relations in talks he held with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Istanbul on Wednesday, on the sidelines of a SouthEast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit. Erdogan mentioned the importance of the implementation of the agreements signed during …
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