US Congress to Grill Erdogan’s Record in Occupied Cyprus
A US congressional hearing on Turkish-occupied Cyprus is set for June 30, with Republican Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey chairing the session as…
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Greece Is Legalizing Private Universities. Not Everyone Is Convinced
Greece is in the middle of a serious debate over whether to allow private universities to operate for the first time, and a law professor at one of the…
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Greece Plans Paid Hunt for Its Most Toxic Invasive Fish
Greece’s Ministry of Rural Development is drawing up a plan to pay professional fishermen to catch and remove the silver-cheeked toadfish, one of the…
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Guler: “We Can Do What’s Necessary” Over Cyprus-France Deal
Turkey’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler called the recently signed defense cooperation agreement between Cyprus and France illegal under international law…
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Cyprus Builds Monument for Women Raped by Turkish Forces in 1974
Cyprus is building a monument to the women who were sexually abused by Turkish forces during and after the 1974 invasion, the non-profit organization Zoe vs…
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Turkey Calls Cyprus-France Defense Deal “Illegal,” Threatens to Take “Whatever Is Necessary”
Turkey’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler issued a direct warning to Cyprus on Friday, calling its newly signed defense cooperation agreement with France “illegal”…
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Turkish Media: Greece Quietly Moving Fighter Jets to Cyprus
Turkish media is raising alarms about what it describes as a quiet but deliberate move by Greece to establish a permanent fighter jet presence in Cyprus…
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Erdogan: “We Will Play a Dominant Role in NATO”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a cabinet meeting Monday to remind NATO allies of Turkey’s military weight ahead of next month’s NATO summit in…
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Turkey Calls EP Accession Report “Disinformation, Rejects It Outright”
Turkey’s foreign ministry flatly rejected the European Parliament’s annual report on its EU accession bid Wednesday, calling it built on “baseless allegations…
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EU Parliament: Turkey Fails Democratic Bar, Membership Bid Frozen
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to keep Turkey’s EU membership bid officially frozen, with 381 MEPs backing a report that says Ankara has failed to…
