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Greek Court Approves Extradition of Turkish Terror Suspect: Reports

Turkish media have reported that a Greek court has ruled for the extradition of a suspected ultra-left terrorist to Turkey. Hurriyet Daily News, citing a state-run Anadolu Agency report, claimed Turgut Kaya, a suspected member of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front...

Greece Will Not Extradite Terror Suspect to Turkey

A man in Greek custody wanted by Turkey on terrorism charges will not be extradited, an Athens court ruled on Tuesday. Forty-eight-year-old Turkish national Naci Ozpolat was among a nine-strong group of suspected radicals detained by Greek counter-terrorism police late...

Greek Court Postpones Turkey Extradition Case

  A Greek court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on extraditing a terror suspect -- one of a group of nine detained late last year -- to Turkey. Forty-eight-year-old Naci Ozpolat was one of nine Turkish citizens arrested in December shortly...

Turkey Accuses Greece of ‘Backing Terrorist Organizations’

Ankara accused Athens of backing terrorist organizations following the ruling of a Greek court Friday that refused to extradite a suspect wanted on terrorism charges to Turkey. In a statement, Turkish Foreign Ministry said the decision, which was a "new...

Greece Refuses to Return Terror Suspect to Turkey

Greek judges on Friday refused to extradite a suspect wanted on terrorism charges to Turkey. Mehmet Dogan, 60, was one of eight Turkish citizens detained in December shortly before an historic state visit by Turkey's leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The court...

Report: Greek Police Thwart Erdogan Assassination Attempt in Athens

Nine alleged members of Turkey’s far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) were arrested by Greek police in an attempt to assassinate the Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Greek daily To Vima reported. The sources added that the Greek police seized...

Nine Turkish Terrorism Suspects Arrested in Athens Detained Pending Trial

A Greek court on Monday ordered the detention of nine Turkish citizens of Kurdish descent pending trial for terrorism-related offences, including links to a banned militant group behind a series of suicide bombings in Turkey. Greek police arrested the eight...

Greece Releases Photos and Names of Captured DHKP-C Militants (video)

Greek police, on Thursday, released photos and names of nine suspected members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorist group, that were captured on Tuesday. Suspects from the group responsible for bombings and assassinations in Turkey, were allegedly planning...

Greek Police Coy over Erdogan Link to DHKP-C Arrests

Speculation is swirling in Greek local media that Tuesday’s arrests of nine Turkish nationals in a series of police raids could be linked to an impending visit by Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Eight men and one woman, allegedly part...

Unknown Assailants Hurl Paint at Turkish Consulate in Komotini

A group of people with concealed faces threw paint at the Turkish consulate in Komotini on Sunday, shouting slogans in favor of the DHKP / C, the far-left Turkish organization that Ankara and the U.S. have branded as terrorists. According...