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Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into EuropeWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
A strike by Greek teachers triggers a broader labor dispute
Striking Greek public school teachers have marched in protest through central Athens as tensions grow between labor organizations and the center-right government over workers’ rightsWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
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British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya
Necdet Seyitoğlu, 49, said he and others were abducted in the capital city of Nairobi.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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At least five dead in attack at Turkish aviation company
Authorities say Kurdish rebel group the PKK are behind the attack, which left another 22 people injured.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Mourinho blasts Turkish refs in ferocious rant
Jose Mourinho did not hold back in a ferocious rant following Fenerbahce's 3-2 Super Lig win against Trabzonspor on Sunday, accusing the VAR of drinking tea instead of officiating.Sports - ESPN - November 4 -
‘A shrine’: Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki
Museum dedicated to founder of republic is marking ‘improved’ relations between Greece and Turkey – and changes in Turkey itself. This autumn, Ozlem Karakus, her son Ali and cousin Cansu made the ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Explosion at Turkish oil refinery injures 12
An explosion at an oil refinery in northwestern Turkey has slightly injured 12 employees and a fire at the facility has been brought under controlWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Mourinho banned for Turkish league 'smells' rant
Outspoken Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has been issued a one-match ban and fined following his diatribe about Turkish football, when he said he was fighting "the system" and suggested officials ...Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago -
Ex-Turkish club boss jailed for punching referee
A Turkish court sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than three and a half years in prison on Monday for attacking a refereeSports - ESPN - 3 days ago -
Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes
A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoesWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Vasso Papandreou, champion of women in Greek politics, dies at 79
Vasso Papandreou, a trailblazing Greek politician who served as a government minister, European commissioner and leading advocate for women’s representation in politics, has died at her home in an ...World - ABC News - October 19 -
The Bucks are at a tipping point with Giannis
Giannis Antetokounmpo has tiptoed around the idea of leaving Milwaukee before. Here's a "Hot Take We Might Actually Believe": he puts his foot down this season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Heineken liable for competition violations by Greek unit, Dutch court rules
Judgment over infractions stretching back to 1990s leaves brewer open to hundreds of millions of euros in potential damagesBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Why encouraging cruise ships to dock at Amorgos would be a Greek tragedy
A policy of restricting huge liners visiting popular Cyclades islands could have the unintended consequence of diverting mass tourism towards quieter islands. Imagine the perfect Greek island, a ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, says he's leaving left-wing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party he had led, and forming his ownWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Vardis JWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek Tycoon With Ties to the Kennedys, Dies at 90
He built his family’s oil-refining operation into one of the largest companies in the country, and then used his wealth to benefit charitable causes.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Yiannis Boutaris, Vintner, Animal Defender and Greek Mayor, Dies at 82
A colorful figure in Thessaloniki, he tried to reconcile the city’s painful history with its Turkish and Jewish communities, and he extended a hand to his country’s foes.World - The New York Times - 2 hours ago -
Turkish cleric accused of planning failed 2016 coup dies
The US-based cleric was the leader of an influential Islamic movement in Turkey and worldwide.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Cleric and alleged Turkish coup plotter Gülen dies in exile
Preacher depicted by Erdoğan as his principal enemy was never extradited by USBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Cleric Accused of Coup Attempts, Dies
Mr. Gulen, who lived in the United States, was accused of plotting a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in 2016.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish ...Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Fethullah Gülen, Turkish cleric and Erdoğan foe, 1941-2024
US-based preacher helped president’s rise to power but was later accused of plotting bloody 2016 coup attemptBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader
The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Turkish media report explosion and gunfire at premise of a state aerospace company
Turkey’s air force has struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria in an apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defense company that killed five people and injured more than 20 ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
4 killed in "terrorist attack" on Turkish state defense firm headquarters
Four people were killed in a terror attack on the headquarters of Turkey's state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries near Ankara, an official says.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Terror attack blamed as five killed and 22 wounded at Turkish aerospace firm
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemns ‘heinous’ attack after explosion and reports of gunfire at Tusaş HQ near Ankara. Turkey’s interior minister has blamed a “terrorist attack” for an explosion and ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
At least 3 dead after a terrorist attack on Turkish defense company
The "terrorist attack" hit the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), one of Turkey's top defense companies, officials said.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
