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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Turkey's turmoil and its ties with GREECE

The turmoil in Turkey may reshape the whole region. For GREECE, relations with our neighbor will depend greatly on the outcome of today's events.


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Eight from Turkey found guilty of illegally entering Greece, given suspended sentences

Alexandroupolis court on Thursday handed down suspended sentences for the eight Turkish military officers that crossed the border into Greece on the night of a failed coup attempt in Turkey, after finding them guilty of entering Greece illegally.


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USC raising fraternity, sorority fees to pay for GREEKS-only parking garage

The University of South Carolina has a plan to address the parking squeeze at its downtown GREEK Village, but it will cost fraternity and sorority ...


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Classical GREEK and Roman Women July 28

Greece and Rome are the foundation of Western Civilization. And especially Greece, and also Rome, share a common history with the Middle East.


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3rd International Meeting of GREEK Diaspora

The 3rd International Meeting of GREEKS Living Abroad, organized by His Majesty the GREEK Immigrant, began at Zappeion Megaron in Athens on ...


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The Daily Diadem: The Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna of Russia (nee Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh) wears the Romanian Greek Key Tiara in its original form -- affixed to a fabric kokoshnik -- in a portrait, ca. 1913


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Weather hotter than Hawaii and GREECE as residents visited the Strand, Gillingham, to keep cool

It's been hotter than Hawaii, GREECE or Los Angeles in Medway this week and people flocked to the Strand to make the most of the sun. Families took a ...


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Looking on the bright side of Brexit

David Evans’ sister (Letters, 21 July) needs to see something a bit more positive about Brexit in your newspaper, and as a remainer I have been compelled to find something to cheer myself up with. Maybe it’s not all gloomy. The poorer countries of Europe not only want there to be jobs in our country for their workers, they need our financial help as well, and our economy, comparatively speaking, is strong. Greece will need more money from somewhere, and Italy is soon likely be a mendicant. Germany understandably has said that it is not prepared to do all the financial heavy lifting. There are several European countries willing to woo us too for our assistance. In global affairs, we are a strong member of Nato and have an important role in the UN as a member of the security council. Historically, we have world experience in trade, politics and defence, and our Queen is head of the Commonwealth. An ever more English-speaking world is something beneficial to us. Regardless of Trump, our special relationship with the US is real. These are considerable assets with which David Davis and his team can bargain in their EU negotiations and with the world at large. When Boris Johnson decides, and let it be soon, that the foreign secretary is not going to be him, I am sure they will be able to get on with this work patiently and steadfastly. RICHARD WILSON _Oxford_ Continue reading...


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Greece is Fighting the World About How to Label...Yogurt

In a country currently suffering from both debt and refugee crises, Greece may be in a weakened state, but not so weak that it won’t fight about an issue regarding another equally complex (but slightly more innocuous) culture: yogurt. In April 2015, the ...


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U.S. Presses Greece on Economic Overhauls Ahead of Debt Talks

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew sees the country’s stability as critical to the recently shaky EU and therefore to U.S. interests.


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Electronic payments on the rise in GREECE

Digital currency exchange BTCGreece is planning to install 1000 bitcoin ATMs in GREECE, after interest in the cryptocurrency grew during the country's ...


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1ST LEAD Turkish soldiers implicated in coup get

Athens (dpa) - Eight Turkish soldiers allegedly involved in last weekend's coup have been sentenced to two months prison each in GREECE, a court in ...


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Turkish coup plotters to be buried in a 'graveyard for traitors'

Istanbul's mayor has allocated a space for so-called dissenters to be buried. Meanwhile, eight soldiers who escaped to Greece have appeared before court accused of 'illegal entry'.


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Court Rejects Tsochatzopoulos’ Early Release Request

The five-member Court of Appeal for Felonies on Thursday unanimously rejected a request for early release filed by Greek former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who has been imprisoned for bribery charges related to a submarine programme. The request was tabled on Wednesday by Tsochatzopoulos’ lawyer. In his request the former minister had cited his advanced […]


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GREECE sentences 8 coup-plotting fugitive Turkish soldiers to 2-months in jail

One of the 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to GREECE in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, ...


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Arrests continue to mount in Turkey after failed coup

A Greek court has sentenced eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece aboard a helicopter during the failed coup in Turkey to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry into Greece.


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Italian Plenary Discusses Submitting Proposal to UNESCO for Greek Language Promotion

The Greek Community and Brotherhood of the Philhellenic Society of Italy has managed to get the Italian plenary to discuss its proposals for the support of the Greek language and classical education. The goal is to get the Italian government to submit a ...


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The Latest: Turkey debt downgraded again over coup fallout

3:35 p.m. A Greek court has sentenced eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece aboard a helicopter during an attempted coup in their country to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry into Greece. All eight received the same sentence ...


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Greek Stuffed Tomatoes (Donates Yemistes)

This delicious & healthy traditional Greek stuffed tomatoes recipe (Donates Yemista) is a summer staple when tomatoes are in season. The flavor, texture, and aroma of this Greek dish makes it one of my favorite Mediterranean meals. I did put my own spin on ...


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Greece’s Air Force: Erdogan’s aircraft at no point harassed by rebel F-16s on Coup night

Greek Air Force claims that the Presidential aircraft carrying Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Marmaris to Istanbul on coup night was at no point harassed by  rebels’ F-16 fighter jets or any other aircraft. High-ranking sources from the Greece’s Air Force General Staff told private Skai TV, that Greek radars were […]


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Tsipras-Lew Agree on Debt Relief and Greece’s Role as ‘Pillar of Stability’

During a meeting in Athens on Thursday, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and visiting U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew agreed on the necessity of significant debt relief for Greece. In a brief dialogue before television cameras as Lew ...


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Greece’s Creditors Force Out Piraeus Bank Chairman Sallas

Embattled Piraeus Bank Chairman Michalis Sallas' resignation masked how he was pushed out by the country's creditors.


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Greek heroic deity Prometheus now has a namesake in a new tiny rain frog from Ecuador

… : Dan Cogalniceanu Prometheus, the mythological Greek heroic deity, has been given …


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Turkish military personnel sentenced for fleeing to Greece during attempted coup

… charges of illegal entry into Greece, with the recognition of mitigating … the airport of the north-eastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis early on … , Romania or Greece, they decided on the latter. A Greek policeman also …


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Turkish helicopter fugitives seek asylum in Greece

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece -- Eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece by military … in prison for illegally entering Greece. The sentences were suspended for … the airport of the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis early Saturday …


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Greece-Turkey coup troops are sentenced

… been found guilty of entering Greece illegally and given two-month suspended … of emergency announced Greek dilemma over soldiers who fled Greek lawyer defends … correspondent says the case puts Greece in a difficult position. Diplomatically …


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GREEK court hands suspended sentence to Turkish officers who fled 'indiscriminate' arrests

A GREEK police officer escorts a Turkish officer who fled to Greece by helicopter after last week's failed coup, as he leaves the courthouse of ...


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USC Charging New $250 Fee for Greek Members

The University of South Carolina will start charging most fraternity and sorority members on campus $250 a year to pay for building a new meeting facility and parking garage, but a Greek leader fears the new fee could hurt membership. The new construction ...


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Turkey coup plot: Troops who fled to Greece sentenced

Eight soldiers who fled Turkey after the failed coup attempt have been found guilty of entering Greece illegally and given two-month suspended sentences. A lawyer for the group said they had not taken part in the uprising, and had fled to Greece by ...


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Turks Who Landed in Greece Handed Two-Month Sentences

A Greek court sentenced eight Turkish officers who sought shelter in Greece after participating in their country’s coup attempt to a two-month prison term on charges of illegal entry into the country.


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GREECE proposes amendment to draft law reducing SOCAR revenues from DESFA

The Minister said that these changes are fully consistent with the laws of GREECE and Europe and have nothing to do with the process of privatization,” ...


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Greece might legalize medical cannabis nationwide

Greece joins a growing number of countries that are embracing medical cannabis reform. The Greek Health Ministry has announced the formation of a group of academics, doctors, scientists, legal advisors, politicians and patients associations that are ...


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GREEK investors lose debt swap legal battle at human rights court

The case was filed by more than 6,000 GREEK investors holding government bonds valued between 10,000 and 1.5 million euros (between 11,000 and ...


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Helen Greek Food & Wine Is One Of The Country’s Best New Restaurants

Well of course it is. It’s no secret to Houstonians how killer the local dining scene is, but the national recognition continues to pour in for local favorites. After Justin Yu brought home the James Beard Award earlier this year, one of Houston’s ...


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Turkey Coup: Greek court sentences fleeing soldiers to 2 months in prison

A Greek court on Thursday 21 July, 2016, sentenced eight Turkish soldiers to two months in prison. The soldiers who had fled to Greece aboard a helicopter after a failed coup attempt, were charged with illegally entering the country. ALSO READ: Fleeing ...


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Turkey Coup: Fleeing troops fear death if sent home from Greece

In Turkey Authorities suspend further 6,500 education ministry staff - Turkish official Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after ruling party email dump Eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a military helicopter after last week's failed coup fear ...


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Court sentenced 8 Turkish military who fled to Greece – Do they have chances to escape extradition?

A Greek court sentenced each of the eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt of July 15 to two months in prison on 3-year suspension, on charges of illegally entering the country. The court recognized “mitigating action under the threat of life.” H However, the […]


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Greece: Eight Turkish military personnel sentenced to two months

Alexandroupolis, Greece: A Greek court on Thursday sentenced eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece aboard a helicopter during an attempted coup in their country to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry into Greece. All eight ...


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Turkish Asylum Soldiers Get Suspended Prison Terms

A Greek court sentenced eight Turkish military officers who fled last week's failed coup to suspended two-month prison terms.


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Greece Key European Route for Terrorists Says Europol

Greece, Turkey and Italy were the main countries through which European-born Islamists traveled to and from Syria and Iraq.


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Greek MP’s Ready Election Laws Overhaul Vote

While elimination of a 50-seat election bonus for winning parties seems doomed, Greek MP's expected to lower the voting age.


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Dictator Lessons for Alexis Tsipras from Turkish Strongman Erdogan

Absent the coming executions of coup plotters, Greek Premier wants to be just like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.


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Greek court sentences fugitive Turkish soldiers

Turkey has demanded the soldiers' return to stand trial for participation in Friday's coup attempt [Reuters] A Greek court has handed down a two-month suspended prison sentence to eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece aboard a helicopter in ...


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Tour de France: stage 18 time trial – live!

* Updates from the uphill individual time trial to Megève * Froome tightens grip on Tour as Zakarin wins stage 17 * Email barry.glendenning@theguardian.com or tweet @bglendenning 3.32pm BST Vincenzo Nibali has been fifth fastest of the day and told one TV interviewer that he was happy with his afternoon’s worth. “I’ve tried to do the best time trial possible,” he said. “I’m happy with my ride and how I’m helping Fabio [Aru] in this Tour. The Giro d’Italia has taken a lot of energy out of me. Having good days and bad at the Tour after the Giro is just normal. It’s not easy to ride two Grand Tours in a row. For now I’m focused on making it to Paris and then I’ll think of the Olympic Games. It’s an important goal because it might my last chance for getting a result.” 3.30pm BST IAN BRITTON WRITES: “Didn’t Oleg Tinkoff say he was wasting his money as no one in his markets watches the tour?” he asks. “A vanity project, but cheaper than football. There was also team Argos - a European oil/gas thing - not the laminated shop of dreams or a multi-eyed Greek God but I guess for UK fans a different connotation.” Continue reading...


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Turkish officers who fled coup get suspended sentences in GREECE

The officers, sought by Turkey to face a military trial at home, have requested asylum in GREECE and will remain in police custody until their cases on ...


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GREEK court gives suspended sentence to Turkish officers who fled coup

A GREEK court on Thursday sentenced eight Turkish military officers who fled last week's failed coup to suspended two-month prison terms, an AFP ...


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Greek Court Sentences 8 Turkish Army Officials to 2 Months in Prison for “Illegal Entry”

A Greek court sentenced the eight Turkish army who fled to Greece aboard a Turkish military helicopter in the wake of an attempted coup in their country to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry to Greece. All eight military officials received ...


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Greek court sentences eight Turkish coup plotters to two months in prison

A Greek court has sentenced each of the eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt of July 15 to two months in prison, on charges of illegally entering the country


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Turkish lawmakers set to give Erdogan sweeping new powers

In an address to the nation late Wednesday, Erdogan announced a Cabinet decision to seek the additional powers, saying the state of emergency would give the government the tools to rid the military of the "virus" of subversion. Under the Turkish Constitution, the emergency measures allow the government to "partially or entirely" suspend "the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms," so long as it doesn't violate international law obligations. Before the vote, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that once emergency measures are invoked, the country would suspend its participation in the European Convention of Human Rights, an international treaty meant to protect human rights and freedoms. Even without the emergency measures, the government has already imposed a crackdown that has included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools. Turkish state media said a further 32 judges and two military officers have been detained by authorities during the crackdown since last week's coup. In Greece, a court sentenced eight Turkish military personnel who fled there aboard a helicopter during the coup attempt to two months in prison for illegal entry into the country.


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Greek court sentences 8 Turkish pro-coup soldiers to 2 months in jail

Britain voted to leave the European Union but Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated she does not plan to invoke Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty -- the formal exit procedure -- before the end of this year. A third killed in Nice attack were all ...


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