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Erdogan says expects Greece to return eight Turkish soldiers with coup links, Greece sez “Sorry, not sorry”
[Al Ahram] ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor.... 's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected more cooperation from Greece in the repatriation of eight soldiers who fled to Greece following a 2016 coup attempt. Earlier on Tuesday, Turkey updated a list of former military officers wanted for their alleged role in a 2016 coup attempt to include the eight officers who have been granted asylum in Greece, with a bounty of 4 million Erdogan made the remarks in a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Greece: Turkish coup suspects 'not welcome,' but Athens must respect judiciary [DW] Greek courts have rejected Turkey's request to extradite eight soldiers accused of taking part in a 2016 coup attempt. Posted by: Fred 2019-02-06 |
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