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Shipowner Alexandros Goulandris wants to revive the Hellenic Navy’s legendary armored cruiser “Averof”! (PHOTOS)
These is probably no other Navy ship that has been a part of the her country’s history for almost half a century, being present in the majority of the legendary 20th century naval battles the nation she served fought. The legendary Hellenic Navy armored cruiser “George Averof” has that privilege and the place in history she has earned.
No surprises from Ankara
The statement by Turkey's National Security Council yesterday, which set out the country's top foreign policy priorities, contained hardly any surprises.
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Video of Greek navy helicopter rescuing patient on cargo ship (video)
An S70B Aegean Sea Hawk helicopter of the Greek navy transferred a patient in danger to the Helipad of Marathon in Attica, after an urgent signal by the Unified Coordination Centre for Search and Rescue.
Restart of Cyprus talks possible if Greek side establishes confidence: Turkey's top security board
Turkey's top security board has stated that talks for the reunification of the Cyprus can only resume in the event that Greek Cyprus "takes steps to restore confidence."
Turkish journalist: Turkish secret services increase operartions in Greece
The former editor in chief of the English version of Turkish “Zaman” newspaper, Abdullah Bozkurt posted a tweet on his account warning of increased clandestine operations of Turkish intelligence agents in Greece.
12 migrants drown in Aegean Sea off Turkish coast
12 migrants drowned and 4 went missing near the coast of Kusadasi, Turkey, when their dinghy sank, Friday in the Aegean Sea. 5 children were among the dead, while the two Turkish human traffickers were arrested. According to Turkish TV channel NTV, the small boat was carrying 22 people and was heading to the Greek island of Samos, while Turkish news agency DHA 7 people were rescued.
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The EU-Turkey migration deal one year on: Is the jury finally out?
This week marks the first anniversary of the so-called EU-Turkey Statement on Migration. Building on the "one in, one out" principle, the main tenet of the agreement is that for every Syrian in an irregular situation readmitted by Turkey from the Greek islands, another Syrian will be resettled in the European Union from Turkey.
Refugee crisis: 566 new arrivals in just four days!
A new increase of the refugees and illegal immigrants in Lesvos, Chios and Samos from Thursday to Monday. In total 566 new arrivals have been recorded making the number of people trapped in the Aegean Sea islands climb to 8.759!
How the 3,000-year Greek presence on the Aegean shore came to an end
A very interesting analysis about the real fate of the Greeks of Asia Minor. What is important about it is that it has been written by a Turkish researcher and is being presented in the website of an organization -“Philos Project”- that is not affiliated with Greece, hence it could not be accused of been biased.
Turkish Threat to Scrap EU Refugee Deal Questioned
Turkey is unlikely to act on recent threats uttered by Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu who said that they could send 15,000 refugees to Europe a month to shock Europeans.
Soylu issued the threat on Thursday following a diplomatic row between Ankara and Germany and The Netherlands, fuelled by the latter's ban on allowing Turkish ministers to stage rallies there.
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