AKP
Cyprus
Turkey's AKP to Cyprus, Greece: 'Refrain From Actions Against Fatih'
In a warning issued on Wednesday, Ömer Çelik, the spokesman of Turkey's ruling AKP party stated that Greece and Cyprus should refrain from taking any actions against the drilling vessel "Fatih" (Conqueror) in the eastern Mediterranean.
Çelik added that Turkey's natural...
Europe
‘Anti-Greek Tropes’ Likely to Color Turkey’s Snap Elections
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping nationalist voters will return him as a much-strengthened president in the June 24 snap elections -- meaning more clashes with Greece are likely.
A U.K.-based Turkey analyst, Michael Daventry, told Greek Reporter this week...
Europe
Turkish TV Host Quits After Threats to ‘Kill Civilians’
A Turkish presenter who made an on-air outburst about killing civilians in secular districts of Istanbul has resigned after being described as "psychotic" by a ruling-party spokesman.
Ahmet Keser made the remarks on Akit TV, a broadcast channel arm of...
Europe
Hurriyet: ‘Hagia Sophia, a Symbol of History’
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,...
Crime
Greece, Turkey Join Anti-Terrorist Forces
The arrest in Athens of Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) leader Huseyin Fevzi Tekin and three other Turkish citizens in a February 10th raid highlighted the importance of regional counter-terrorism co-operation, experts said.
The operation, which initial reports said was...
Europe
Erdogan Tells EU To Look At Greece
The European Commission has no right to criticize Turkey about the ongoing riots in Istanbul and across the country, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, unleashing a harsh attack on leaders of the bloc he wants his country to...
Greece
Halki Seminary Gets 470 Acres From Turkey
Turkey’s Council of Foundations - part of Turkey's Directorate General for Foundations (VGM) agreed on Jan. 11 to return 190 hectares, some 470 acres, of forest land to the Greek Orthodox Halki (Heybeliada) Seminary in İstanbul.
According to the decision,...
Europe
AKP Deputy Chairman Claims Τhousands of Greeks Wish for Turkish Citizenship
One of the Deputy Chairmen of the leading Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), Ekrem Erdem, claimed that a Turkish citizen of Greek descent told him that some 120,000 Greeks want to apply for Turkish citizenship at the moment.
With...