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...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
, arguing that they should not be "pawns to blackmail."
"Human life and human freedom are not, and should not be, pawns to power games and blackmail," Tsipras said in a statement to Documento newspaper.
Turkey is holding in pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who crossed the border on March 2, claiming to have lost their way in the fog.
Greece had hoped to secure their release before Sunday's Orthodox Easter celebration.
But Athens contends that
According to Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency, the soldiers have been charged with "attempted military espionage" as well as entering a forbidden military zone.
The issue has strained an already tense relationship between the two NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
allies and regional rivals.
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...and members of his government have escalated attacks on Greece after its failure to extradite eight
The Greek Supreme Court has conclusively blocked the extradition of the eight
Additionally, Ankara and Athens are at loggerheads over the exploration of gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean.
Tsipras earlier this week called on the
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