Greek-Turkish relations
Refugees forcibly transported to border, Ankara Bar Association claims
Around 300 migrants at Ankara’s Akyurt Repatriation Center were transported to the border against their will on the night of Feb. 29, Ankara Bar...
New and unbelievable Turkish provocations
Turkey to dispatch 1000 policemen to “prevent pushbacks at Greek border”
March 5, 2020
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced the dispatch of 1,000 police...
Unauthorized Turkish overflights continue in eastern Aegean
05.03.2020
Turkish jets violated Greek airspace for the second day in a row on Thursday, with a pair of F-16 fighter jets entering Athens’ Flight...
Erdogan threatens Greeks, Turkey becomes a cynical international hooligan
Erdogan slams Greece for suspending asylum applications
Mar.4, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Greece’s decision to suspend the reception of asylum applications, urging...
Turkish jets conduct multiple violations of Greek airspace
Mar.4, 2020
Two pairs of Turkish fighter jets flew over the Aegean islets of Ro, Farmakonisi, Leipsoi and Arkioi on Wednesday without authorization.
According to an...
The Greek Immigrant Crisis: Old Invasions, New Colours
By William Mallinson
March 4, 2020
For hundreds of years, the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, protected Western Europe by default from Arab and...
Tens of thousands blocked at Greek-Turkey border, authorities say
04.03.2020
A total of 32,423 individuals were prevented from entering Greece as of Saturday morning and 231 have been arrested, Greek authorities said on Wednesday...
Merkel gives €32mn to Erdogan to “prevent uncontrolled migration”
March 4, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is sending 32 million euros to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: the money is supposed to help the Turkish...
Thousands of Protesters in Germany Demand Open Borders for EU
ByTasos Kokkinidis
Mar 4, 2020
As Greece tries to prevent thousands of migrants and refugees to cross over into the country, in Germany thousands gathered in...
Austrian Chancellor Kurz Declares Turkey is Attacking Europe and Greece
By Nick Kampouris
Mar 3, 2020
In an unprecedented gesture of support for Greece, Sebastian Kurz, the Chancellor of Austria flatly declared on Tuesday that Turkey is...