An event was held at the hall of the Cathedral of St Sophia in Washington, DC, on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
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Authorities on the island of Rhodes arrested two Turkish nationals for human trafficking and seized a yacht and a car.
We’ve seen recent reports – most notably in Kathimerini – hinting that Turkey could be prepared to take steps to reopen the historic Halki Seminary, something Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has also voiced optimism about.
US Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt will travel to Athens and Istanbul from Tuesday through Thursday to discuss energy issues and security priorities.
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis called for restraint and a halt to hostilities in the Middle East, reaffirming Greece’s commitment to international law and Israel’s right to self-defense.
George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, are expected to hold talks in Athens next month centered on the next steps for possibly moving ahead with negotiations on the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf delimitation, the Greek foreign minister confirms in an interview with Kathimerini.
Tensions between Turkey and Greece are escalating due to disputes surrounding educational policies for minority schools. The Turkish Ministry of Education has introduced new restrictions affecting Greek minority schools in Istanbul, limiting events and visits that are not directly related to educational purposes.
Addressing the current state of Greek-Turkish relations, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered cautious optimism while emphasizing ongoing challenges during an interview with Mega TV.
New Democracy MEP Manolis Kefalogiannis was on Thursday elected chair of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
Turkey has yet to condemn Iran’s recent missile strikes on Israel, instead warning that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon could spark a regional war.
Turkey’s National Security Council convened on Thursday under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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When Antonio Reynoso succeeded Eric Adams as the borough president of Brooklyn, he followed Adams’ lead and began to engage in activities one might not normally associate with his local office: international relations.
Maritime Affairs Minister Christos Stylianides and Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya discussed migration in a phone call on Tuesday.
The appeal by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for the lifting of US CAATSA sanctions in a recent TV interview highlighted the difficulties of US-Turkish relations and the implicit but clear admission that Washington and Ankara are looking for a formula that would under certain conditions allow even the return of Turkey to the F-35 program.
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have been tasked with discussing maritime boundaries and the delimitation of continental shelves, following last week’s brief yet pivotal meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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