Greece

Greece and Turkiye have decided to support each other in the UN's Security Council and the International Maritime Organisation, respectively, in what is described as a "new era" in...

Ankara and Cairo agreed to maximise the diplomatic relations that were stalled after the 2013 military coup in Egypt, according to Turkiye's Foreign Minister, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We...

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar yesterday agreed with his Greek counterpart, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, to develop an agenda based on "good neighbourly relations between the two countries." The agreement came...

Greece has sentenced a fisherman to 280 years in prison for steering a migrant boat in rough waters, finding him guilty on charges of human trafficking. The 45-year-old Egyptian...

Two Palestinians were killed and ten were among those rescued after a boat sank off the coast of Greece, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority announced...

Greek authorities have stolen more than €2 million ($2.1 million) in cash or valuables from irregular migrants or refugees whom they had returned to Turkiye between 2017 to 2022,...

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, extended his condolences to Greece on Wednesday over a fatal train crash that has claimed the lives of dozens, Reuters reports. "Stating that he...

While the world is dealing with the first anniversary of the deadly war in Ukraine, the solidarity shown towards Turkish society after its devastating earthquake is one of the...

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday urged Aegean Sea rivals, Greece and Turkiye, to engage to resolve differences and avoid unilateral actions that could increase tension, Reuters...

Greek aid intended for earthquake victims in Turkiye arrived yesterday in the province of Mugla in the southwest of the country, Anadolu Agency reported. The Greek ship arrived at...

Greece said Saturday that there is space for "relative optimism" on relations with Turkiye following a show of solidarity in the wake of massive earthquakes in southern Turkiye, Anadolu...

The aftermath

Two planes carrying humanitarian aid from Greece arrived in Turkiye's Adana city yesterday. The aid, delivered in the presence of the Greek Minister for the Climate Crisis Christos Stylianides,...

As Turkiye continues to deal with the devastation left in the wake of two of the biggest earthquakes in its history, a young Turkish engineer in the UK wants...

Saudi Arabia has offered to pay for new football stadiums in Greece and Egypt in return for their alliance in jointly bidding to host the 2030 World Cup. According...

A second earthquake struck Turkiye only hours after the first 7.8 magnitude quake hit the south-east of the country and the surrounding region, bringing the death toll in Turkiye...

The Palestinian Embassy in Greece is following up on the news that a dinghy sank near the Greek island of Leros, seeking updates on whether the victims included Palestinians,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Greece on Tuesday to vote in Israel's favour at the UN, his office has revealed. The request was made during a meeting between...

Greece is calling on the European Union for more help controlling the number of refugees entering the country. According to a Greek official, border forces stopped 260,000 migrants from...

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Greece is violating the Treaty of Lausanne as it is arming the Aegean islands with demilitarised status. "We observe that the...

Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Greece and Turkiye will not go to war and that the two countries can make efforts...

Social media in Libya is abuzz following the news that a Tripoli court has suspended the implementation of the Libya-Turkiye hydrocarbon exploration deal that was signed last October between...

Syrian Sarah Mardini, whose life was made into a Netflix film about how she and her sister swam the boat of refugees they were on to safety, is among the defendants who may still face charges of espionage and people smuggling

The trial of a Syrian refugee and famed competitive swimmer is set to open up in Greece, as Athens continues to accuse her and other humanitarian volunteers of human...

A Turkish drone monitored the moments at which the Greek coast guard pushed irregular migrants in the Aegean Sea towards Turkish territorial waters. A video, published yesterday by the...

The US has lost its balanced policy in issues related to Greece and Cyprus dispute, as Washington's weapons supplies to Athens is a "clear indication" of this, the Turkish...

Greece plans to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles to the south and west of the island of Crete in March, local media reported on Sunday. The...

Greece has moved to postpone a major arms purchase from Israel, local media reported on Saturday. Defense Ministry officials fear that the purchase of Spike NLOS missiles, a particularly...

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticised Greece over its hostile approach toward migrants. "The attitude of our western neighbor Greece toward migrants has now reached the level...

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has described Greece's attempt to obstruct NATO flights as "hostile", adding that it shows that "Athens has become so arrogant that it ignores the...

Greece lags behind Turkiye in strategic communication, a major Greek daily argued on Tuesday. Greece deals with the process of the synthesis, formulation, and promotion of the main national...

NATO on Tuesday called for resolving differences between Turkiye and Greece through diplomatic means, reports Anadolu Agency. Speaking to Anadolu Agency after Greek aircraft tried to interfere in a...