September 9, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
A Turkish mayor announced that he will become a suicide bomber and will blow himself up among Greek soldiers. The man wannabe-kamikaze Tansu Ozcan is the mayor of Bolu, north-western Turkey, elected with the ticket of Kemalist opposition party CHP. “I am even becoming a suicide bomber against Greece. As …
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August 15, 2018
Turkey-GR
It was 3:19 Wednesday morning when the state airplane landed at the airport of Thessaloniki. On board were Greek soldiers Aggelos Mitretodis and Dimitris Kouklatzis, who touched again Greek soil after 167 days in Turkish custody. Second Lieutnant Mitretodis and Sergeant Kouklatzis exited the airplane wearing military uniforms and not …
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August 14, 2018
Turkey-GR
The two Greek soldiers, Mitretodis and Kouklatzis, in Turkish custody since March 1st are to be set free in the next hours. According to preliminary information, the unexpected move has surprised also the soldiers’ lawyers who were supposed to submit one more release request. Τhe news was first reported by …
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July 18, 2018
Turkey-GR
The news about the two Greek soldiers in the hands of Turkish authorities are not promising. Information leaked by court sources in Greece’s neighboring country indicates that lieutenant Aggelos Mitretodis and sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis are facing a prison sentence of up to two years. Although officially no charges have been …
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July 17, 2018
Turkey-GR
A Turkish court has ruled to keep in custody the two Greek soldiers who were detained in Turkey on March 1st. It is the sixth release request the soldiers’ lawyers have submitted. So far no charges have been pressed, the Greek soldiers remain in high security prison in Edirne, North-Western …
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July 9, 2018
Turkey-GR
A group of mothers gathered outside the Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki on Monday and demanded the immediate release of the two Greek soldiers in Turkish custody since March 1. Holding the pictures of Dimitris Kouklatzis and Aggelos Mitretodis, the group requested a meeting with the Turkish Consul. Their request was …
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July 6, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, accused “the West” for having put pressure on Greece to not extradite the 8 Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece after the failed coup of July 2016. In an interview with state news agency Anadolu, Cavusoglu said the Greek Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister …
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June 28, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, where they discussed the FYROM name deal and the issue of the two Greek soldiers in custody in Turkish prison fro more than 110 days and without …
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June 19, 2018
Turkey-GR
For one more time, Turkish authorities rejected the request to release the two Greek soldiers in custody for the 111st consecutive day and without charges. Lieutenant Aggelos Mitretodis and non-commissioned officer Dimitros Kouklatzis were taken to the court of Edirne from the high security prison in the same area. they …
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April 27, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on April 26 rejected a statement by EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the detention of two Greek soldiers in Turkey. “With these remarks … EU authorities lose their credibility and reliability day by day,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement. Aksoy’s remarks came …
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April 25, 2018
Turkey-GR
A Turkish court rejected the third release requested submitted by the lawyers of the two Greek soldiers in custody in high security prison for 55th consecutive days. For the time being the prosecutor has not raised charges against the soldiers who accidentally entered into Turkish soil on March 1st. The …
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April 23, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday ruled out any trade off with Turkey for the release of two Greek soldiers held by Ankara, and said its NATO ally appeared to be losing sight of moving closer to Europe. “Turkey looks like a country … at risk of losing its …
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April 22, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
“Statements about the peaceful coexistence of our peoples are important and valuable when accompanied by deeds,” Greek President Prokopis Pavlopopoulos said on Sunday commenting on Turkish counterpart Erdogan who called on “peace with Greece.” Furthermore, Pavlopoulos ruled out an exchange between the two Greek soldiers in Turkish custody and the …
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April 22, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for peace with Greece saying he does not want any more tensions. But what kind of ‘peace’ does Erdogan has in mind? t He wants exchange of Turkish servicemen for the Greek soldiers and that Greece makes concessions in the Aegean Sea. “peace” in …
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April 19, 2018
Politics, World
With overwhelming majority the European Parliament approved in favor a resolution calling on Turkey to swiftly complete the judicial process and release the two Greek soldiers in high security prison of Edirne since March 1st and without raised charges. 607 out of a total 632 present MEPs voted in favor …
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April 19, 2018
Politics, World
The President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker labeled Turkish claims that the two Greek soldiers being held in a prison in Adrianople posed a threat “ridiculous”, French news agency AFP reported. The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani was in total agreement with the EC President. Speaking …
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April 18, 2018
Uncategorized
In one of its more critical reports towards Turkey, the European Commission urged Ankara to improve relations with EU member-states, lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and improve human rights. Turkey is taking “major steps” in the wrong direction and it is shifting towards authoritariarism, the Commission …
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April 3, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on Turkey to give up escalating rhetoric towards Greece and speed up the return of the two Greek soldiers as a good will gesture. The soldiers who accidentally entered Turkish soil are still in custody in high prison in Edirne on the 34th day and …
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April 2, 2018
Turkey-GR
This is apparently Greece’s new tactics towards Turkey: “calling names.” After Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called Recep Tayyip Erdogan “sultan,” his coalition government partner, Panos Kammenos said the Turkish President “a madman.” ANEL leader and Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos, pulled the trigger of the escalation in the bilateral issues and …
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April 2, 2018
Turkey-GR
The Good Week started in Greece with the continuation of the war of words with neighboring Turkey, in new high tones. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a strong-worded response to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who for one more time linked the case of the two Greek soldiers with the eight Turkish …
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