Turkey Blocks August 15 Mass at Panagia Sounela for Third Year
Turkey has blocked the Divine Liturgy at Panagia Sourmela on August 15 for the third consecutive year, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced. Turkish…
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Brussels to Ankara: Closer Ties, No EU Membership Progress
The European Union is sending three senior officials to Ankara today in what Brussels is calling a new phase of political dialogue with Turkey. EU foreign…
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Erdogan: “Political Interests Are Blocking Turkey’s NATO Contribution”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused unnamed allies of sidelining Turkey within NATO, pointing his finger squarely at Athens and Nicosia without…
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Greek American Republicans Defy Trump Over Turkey Fighter Engine Sale
Four Greek American Republican members of Congress are pushing back against their own president over a proposed $700 million sale of US fighter jet engines to…
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Bahceli: “Spoiled Children in the Aegean” Era Is Over
Devlet Bahceli, leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Erdogan’s coalition partner, declared that the days of Turkey “tolerating provocations”…
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Netanyahu: “When Someone Says They’ll Destroy You, Take Them Seriously”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet that Erdogan calls for the destruction of Israel “almost every single day,” and that Israel is…
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Turkish Comedian Calls Erdogan a “Dictator” on Stage. Prosecutors Open Probe
A Turkish stand-up comedian is under criminal investigation after calling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator” during a live performance. The clip…
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Gaza Father and Son Swim 8km to Greek Island After 7-Hour Night Crossing
A 52-year-old Palestinian man and his 23-year-old son swam roughly 8 kilometers across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos, completing the…
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Two Greeks Beaten and Shot Dead by Turkey. Ten Suspects Still Free 30 Years On
Thirty years after two Greek Cypriots were killed by Turkish forces in the UN buffer zone near Dherynia, their killers remain at large. A group of 40…
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Cyprus Parliament Chief to Greece: “Greeks of Cyprus Cannot Become a Minority”
Cyprus House President Annita Demetriou stood before the Greek Parliament in Athens on Tuesday and delivered one of the sharpest defenses of Cypriot…
