US Congress to Debate Turkey’s Democratic Collapse
The US Congress is set to formally discuss Turkey’s democratic deterioration, according to eKathimerini. The move signals growing concern on Capitol Hill over…
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Greece’s Own Fear Talk Is Doing Turkey’s Work for It
Turkey’s Erdogan government is expected to introduce legislation in June formally enshrining the “Blue Homeland” doctrine into law, a claim over vast swaths of…
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Turkey Sends Armed F-16s Into Greek Airspace Again
Turkey sent two armed F-16 fighter jets into Greek airspace on Monday, June 1, without flight plans, marking the latest in a string of violations over the…
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Muslims in Turkey Are Converting to Orthodox Christianity Inside Istanbul’s Churches
Dozens of people living in Turkey have converted to Orthodox Christianity in recent years, and the numbers are growing. The converts come from Muslim, atheist…
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Athens Analysts: Turkey’s Aggression Is Fear, Not Confidence
Greek diplomatic and defense analysts in Athens are increasingly reading Turkey’s recent surge in aggressive rhetoric as a sign of anxiety rather than…
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Fidan: “Israel Can Join Regional Security Bloc if It Recognizes Palestine”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has laid out a conditional offer to Israel: recognize a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, and Turkey would support…
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Turkey’s New Law Erases Greek Islands From the Map
Turkey is working on a new maritime zones bill to its parliament that would effectively strip Greek and Cypriot islands of their rights to exclusive economic…
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Turks Visiting Greece Tripled in Four Years. Greeks Priced Out of Turkey
The number of Turkish tourists visiting Greece has tripled over the past four years, jumping from roughly 500,000 to more than 1.5 million annually, while…
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How Ottoman Slavers Sold Chios Girls for Three Pounds a Head
In the summer of 1822, British clergyman R. Walsh watched from the streets of Constantinople as hundreds of Greek girls from Chios were sold like livestock at…
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Greece’s Answer to Blue Homeland: UN, Brussels, and 12 Nautical Miles
Turkey’s controversial “Blue Homeland” legislation still has no official text, and that ambiguity is shaping how Athens is choosing to respond.
