Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed start of a disarmament process by militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a “painful chapter” in Turkey’s troubled history.
Greece is experiencing its third-worst wildfire season since 2016, with approximately 8,675 hectares burned from early summer through July 7, according to the National Observatory of Forest Fires.
Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at the unprecedented crackdown Turkish President Erdogan’s political opponents – primarily from the main opposition – are up against.
A 58-year-old bus driver has been arrested in Athens on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly hitting a colleague with a bus following an argument, police said on Saturday.
A major fire broke out early on Saturday at a plastics factory in Ritsona, northwest of Athens, sending thick black smoke into the air and prompting an emergency alert to nearby residents.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page opened for Turkey following the start of a weapons handover by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants.
Competition Commission proposes five measures to improve competition in the fuel industry.
Livestock farmers on Chios have claimed that they are being denied compensation for damage caused by last year’s devastating wildfire on the island, as their pasturelands appear to have been falsely declared by farmers from other parts of the country.
A court in Hania, Crete, delivered this week a landmark ruling for LGBTQI+ rights in Greece, increasing the prison sentences of three French nationals convicted of a brutal homophobic assault, after formally recognizing the hate-driven motive behind the attack.
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has issued new guidelines following recent changes to the legislation on short-term rentals.