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06 August, 2025
 
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Turkish court rejects third appeal for release of Greek soldiers

The decision means the servicemen will remain in custody until a trial date has been set by the judge

Kathimerini Greece Newsroom

A Turkish misdemeanours court has rejected for the third time an appeal to release from pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who were arrested after accidentally straying into Turkish territory in early March, during a regular border patrol.

According to Turkish media, the court based again its decision on two previous rulings which stated that the two men do not have a permanent residence in the country and may flee.

The decision means the servicemen will remain in custody until a trial date has been set by the judge.

Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis have been detained for 83 days in a high-security prison in Edirne. No charges have officially been brought against them.

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