German prosecutors said Friday that they have found evidence linking to the murders of 10 people over seven years to three apparent neo-Nazis who had spent the last 13 years on the run. Eight of the victims were of Turkish origin, one was Greek and one was a German policewoman.The murders were committed in several [...]
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Ethnic Armenian in Turkey rejects diplomatic post
Turkish Foreign Ministry offered a post to Daron Acemoglu as the country’s permanent representative to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). News sources first claimed he would be appointed as Turkish ambassador to France, but Foreign Minister Davutoglu, in his press conference yesterday corrected that mistake without naming names. Acemoglu, a Turkish/Armenian and [...]
“We invented both democracy and demagogy”
Former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis visited Turkey today to attend a conference on “Women and Politics in Europe and Turkey”g by KA-DER, an NGO defending women’s rights at Bilgi University. On an exclusive interview with Turkish news channel NTV Mrs. Bakoyannis said EU/Turkey relations will improve as long as Turkey keeps working for [...]
Turkish PM confused about Greece
Criticized by European Commission about press freedom issues in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep T. Erdogan said (they) should be concerned about Greece first. Erdogan also criticized the treatment of Muslim minorities in Greece. Last week police in Turkey went practically door to door to confiscate copies of an unpublished book by Ahmet Sik, an investigative [...]
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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