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61. Ankara raises issue of eight officers again

A few days before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Turkey, the country’s National Security Council said in a statement on Thursday that Ankara will continue to pursue people it accuses of taking part in the failed coup attempt in 2016 – including the eight servicemen Greece has refused to extradite....

62. Anastasiades congratulates Tsipras on ratification of Prespes agreement

63. France backs Cyprus’ search for gas amid Turkey opposition

64. President Anastasiades holds talks with Greek PM

65. Erdogan’s mosques in the Balkans

66. Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Kurds

67. Erdogan refuses to meet with Bolton

68. US foreign policy standing on quicksand

69. How Trump's phone call to Erdogan changed the Syrian war

70. Pentagon warns against Turkish military action in Syria

71. The deepening US-Greece strategic relationship

72. An increasing French presence in the East Med

73. Russia's Gazprom says offshore part of TurkStream is complete

74. Greece in the new East Med regional security scheme

75. US must reassess Turkey policy, analyst says

The US should reassess its Turkey policy as the two NATO allies no longer share common interests and values, according to a report published by the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) think tank....

76. Flight from new Istanbul Airport lands at Ercan

A plane that took off at the recently inaugurated Istanbul Airport landed in the northern part of Cyprus, as Turkey sets aim at having the busiest hub in the region when it becomes fully operational...

77. Erdogan says journalist murder planned in Saudi Arabia

78. Cyprus issue: not about virgin birth

I get the feeling that, after so many years of dialogue with the other side, we never actually had a conversation with ourselves...

79. With Israel in Washington

80. Erdogan and Anastasiades shake hands in New York

81. More Turkish Cypriots seek higher wages in the south

Reports in the northern part of the island show the devaluation of the Turkish lira and higher wages in the south are driving more Turkish Cypriots to seek employment in the Republic of Cyprus...

82. Turkish and Russian troops to patrol Idlib demilitarized zone

83. Turkish Lira rallies as central bank raises interest rates to 24%

84. INTERVIEW WITH THE FRENCH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

85. Russia, Iran and Turkey have different visions for Syria but all three face US sanctions

86. Turkish Cypriots to touch base with Ankara

Turkish Cypriot officials are reportedly getting ready for a trip to Ankara where they will discuss the Turkish economic crisis and its impact on the northern part of the island...

87. Turkish pilot could receive travel papers

Suleyman Ozkaynakci, the Turkish serviceman who piloted the helicopter in which he and seven other Turkish officers fled to Greece following Turkey’s failed coup in 2016, could be eligible to receive travel documents, according to the decision in May by the Council of State to grant him asylum....

88. Seizing opportunities

Greece needs to play its cards right if it wants to profit from the opportunities arising on the international stage, but also to keep in mind that all of the big players are unpredictable and the game at hand incredibly complex....

89. US-Turkish tensions add to regional risk

US-Turkish relations have never been easy to manage. But the current standoff between Washington and Ankara is striking, even by the standards of an historically difficult relationship....

90. Should we listen to President Trump or the diplomats?

As Greece finds itself faced with a wide range of challenges – from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean to its relationship with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and developments on the Balkan peninsula – it would be useful to have a clear idea of Washington’s strategic objectives regarding these issues. This is regrettably not an easy task considering that what President Donald Trump says does not necessarily reflect official US policy....