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Gun used in suspected gangland murder of six young Turks in Greece is found

Police have recovered a revolver believed to have been used in the murder of six young Turkish men in Loutsa, a town in Attica, central Greece, earlier this month. The murdered men, all Turkish citizens, were shot on 11 September, allegedly by other Turks, in an incident that bore all the hallmarks of a gangland […]

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Turkiye comes to the aid of Greece as country battles deadly wildfires

Turkiye was among the countries to the assistance of Greece as it battled a series of wildfires that started to breakout on Monday following extremely hot weather. Thousands have had to flee their homes and hotels to escape the fires raging across the country, including in Western Attica, Laconia (southern Peloponnese), and on the island […]

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London concert in aid of wildfire victims in Greece and Turkey

This summer’s heatwaves across Europe created difficulties for many countries, but in Greece and Turkey it led to some of the worst wildfires in living memory. Countless people lost their homes, and dozens were killed or injured, whilst wildlife and swathes of forest were destroyed as the fires ravaged everything in their path. News reports […]

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No apology from Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos for his “Islamophobic” comments

Greece’s top cleric Archbishop Ieronymos has sought to clarify his comments after being heavily criticised for claiming that Islam is a “political movement” and its adherents a “people of war”, but he stopped short of apologising for the offence caused. The Orthodox Archbishop of Athens and All Greece made the controversial comments while speaking on […]

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At least 22 dead after big earthquake hits Izmir and Aegean region

Officials have confirmed 20 people have been killed in Turkey along with two teenagers on the Greek island of Samos after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean region. The fatalities in Turkey were in the western province of Izmir, where over 780 people were also injured, with several in a critical condition. Dozens remain […]

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Greece preventing Turkey from restoring Ottoman architecture, expert claims

The Greek government is preventing Turkey from restoring some 20,000 monuments in Greece dating back to the days of the Ottoman Empire, it has been claimed. Neval Konuk Halaçoğlu, a lecturer at Marmara University in Istanbul and an expert on Ottoman architecture in the Balkans, said Greece has “never allowed” Turkey to restore any of […]

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Greece slammed over human rights violation of Turkish minority

Greece has failed to implement a human rights ruling against the closure of Turkish associations, 10 years after it was handed down. The country was slammed by the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe’s statutory decision-making body, over a case relating to the “violations of the right to freedom of association”as set out in […]