Europe

The recent prayers of Islamists in front of Hagia Sophia, as regards to turning the monument into a mosque, once again provoked anger expressed in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, against the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The journalist, Nuray Mert,...

According to Turkish media, on May 29 the country’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a symbolic prayer in the orthodox temple of Hagia Sophia, in light of the anniversary of the seige of Constantinople by the Ottomans. The...

The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, claims that there was a plan of assassinating Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah Gul, by DHKP-C. The plan was uncovered with the help of Greek secret agencies. The Turkish authorities have invaded several homes and 7...

Impressive is the title of the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet on the imminent reopening of the Greek primary school on the island of Imvros. Hürriyet's headline "Kali Arhi" in Greek, is translated into the equivalent Turkish expression. The Turkish newspaper writes that...

With a delay of 24 hours, the Hurriet Daily News corrected its mistake regarding an article which reported that 30% of Greece’s land was on sale, instead of the real percentage, namely 3%, after a letter of complaint by...

Greek left wing politician and writer Manolis Glezos, known worldwide, especially for his participation in the World War II resistance, told 'Hurriyet' Turkish Newspaper that Europeans are ungrateful and Greece should still belong to the European Union. After a...

Turkish authorities are in the process of re-opening the Church of Panagia Soumela, according to information of the Turkish newspaper “Hurryiet”. The city of Trabzon (historically known as Trapezus) is preparing to re-open the Church of Panagia Soumela for pilgrims....

A senior Pentagon official confirmed on Wednesday that the US fully supports the modernization of Turkey's F-16 fleet, hours after Turkish President Erdogan agreed to lift the threat of a veto on Finland and Sweden joining NATO. As US President...

In an effort to curb concerns over food security, Turkey plans to lease farmlands in various countries to boost agricultural production, it emerged this week. For years now, Turkish authorities have been exploring such opportunities in ten nations in Africa...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “sadness and disgust” at the vandalism to a door of Hagia Sophia in a call with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, on Thursday. Mitsotakis said that the damage to the Imperial Gate demonstrated disrespect...

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted an Interim Resolution this week regarding Greek Cypriots, saying that it had profound concerns over Turkey's delay in paying damages related to its 1974 invasion of Cyprus. It urged Turkish authorities to...

Greeks and Bulgarians are rushing to the border city of Edirne (Andrianoupolis) in Turkey to shop -- and even buy property -- as the nation's currency, the lira, is collapsing, Turkish daily Hurriyet reports. The lira dropped as much as...

It may sounds like a Balkan remake of "Dr. Strangelove," but there is an extreme war scenario where the arms race leads Greece's forces to use French frigates to fight Turkey, using German submarines. The respective naval deals of Greece with France...

A 2,800-year-old castle built by an enigmatic ancient civilization known as the Urartu, was recently unearthed by Turkish archaeologists.

Dendias called on Turkey to discuss its plans for constructing a nuclear power plant. The Turkish nuclear plans have come to light recently.