On September 13, 1922, Turkish soldiers at the end of the three-year-long Greco-Turkish War lit fire to Smyrna’s Greek and Armenian quarters and went on a rampage of rape, pillage, and mass…
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Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis while speaking to SKAI, stated that the extension of the border fence across the Evros River will be completed in a few months time. Greece is reinforcing…
The United States is actively working towards easing mounting tensions between NATO allies Greece and Turkey, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer said on Wednesday. During an…
The Armed Forces and the Hellenic Police are on full alert and vigilant after the new barrage of challenges from Turkey against Greece. After Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said illegal immigrants…
Social media blows up as Dendias calls Turkey’s “occupation” of Greek land as “right-wing fake news”
Athens took diplomatic steps towards Turkey by sending a protest note following an order from Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on the issue that has arisen in a part of southern Evros, where…
It all started weeks ago in southern Evros near Feres, when Turkish military-police forces there entered a small pocket of Greek territory and refuse to leave the area. This area, in which…
Athens has taken diplomatic steps towards Turkey following an order from Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on the issue that has arisen in a part of southern Evros, where Turkish forces are occupying…
Turkish soldiers and police special forces have made a permanent presence within Greek territory and have camped in the pocket of Apiary at Feres to enhance their presence, according to Army Voice.…
“The booklet of originally sixty print pages in the Greek language, published by the war correspondent Konstantinos Faltaits as early as 1921 makes a very depressing reading, for it comprises episodes which…
As coronavirus gets out of control in Turkey, at least 45,000 Turkish prisoners could be temporarily released from jail because of a law passed by Turkey’s parliament on April 14. This is supposedly to…
April 24th is the day the world commemorates the Armenian Genocide committed by Turks in 1915. That day, 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders were arrested in Constantinople and sent to Chankri…
By Dr. Vasileios Meichanetsidis On February 28, the Turkish government-funded Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on the alleged takeover of a Syrian town by the Islamist “Free Syrian Army” (FSA). In the news…
Greek authorities have arrested two Turkish military officers for allegedly crossing into Greece illegally, according to Associated Press. According to the same report, a spokesperson for the Greek army, who requested anonymity,…
by Aggelos Skordas The Greek Council of State, the country’s supreme court, has turned down the government’s appeal against its earlier decision to grant asylum to a Turkish soldier who fled his…
by Aggelos Skordas Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled against the extradition of the eight Turkish army officers (including two commanders, four captains and two sergeants), accused by their country’s government of…
Following from our breaking story on the weekend over the landing of a Turkish military helicopter in Greece, carrying members of the military coup, Greek City Times can now reveal that contrary…