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Turkish singer and actress Zuhal Olcay was sentenced to 10 months in jail for "insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" finalizing an indictment approved by the 46th Criminal Court of Peace, daily Hürriyet reported on March 22.

A Greek court gave a suspended sentence March 20 to a Turkish man who ran across the tense Greek-Turkish border after a drinking binge.

The Greek authorities have said a Turkish national who ran across a Greek-Turkish border crossing overnight while apparently drunk has been detained.

After a standoff in the Mediterranean that saw Turkish warships force back an Italian rig, Turkish Cypriot authorities insist no resources can be tapped around the divided island unless they are on-board.

An Istanbul court on March 16 ordered the continuation of Akın Atalay and Ahmet Kemal Aydoğdu’s imprisonment in the Cumhuriyet case, rejecting the lawyers’ demands for their release.

Turkish singer Atilla Taş and journalist Murat Aksoy were jailed once again on March 8 for their suspected links to the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), according to a judicial source.

Two Greek soldiers being held pending trial after accidentally crossing into Turkish territory last week were found by their families to be "in good health and with high morale."

Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis, 25, and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis, 27, were allowed a visit by their families on Monday in the prison where they are being held in the Turkish town of Edirne.

An Istanbul court sentenced imprisoned journalist Ahmet Altan to five years and 11 months in prison on charges of “making propaganda for a terror organization” and “insulting the president” on Feb. 28. 

   A man rides bicycle during a snowfall in Skopje, Macedonia on February 25. Media reports ostate that extreme cold weather is forecast to hit many parts of Europe with temperatures plummeting to a possible ten year low. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

A former deputy representing the southeastern province of Batman, Ayla Akat Ata, was detained by police on Feb. 19 within the scope of an investigation conducted by the office of the chief prosecutor in the eastern province of Ardahan.