Posted on 04/22/2018 6:05:24 PM PDT by BBell
Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan said he would consider releasing the soldiers if eight Turkish servicemen, who sought assylum in Greece following the failed 2016 coup attempt, were sent home first.
"Blackmail"
Athens has described this as "blackmail", with the Defence Ministry describing the soldiers as "hostages", and the Greek Supreme Court has sided with the government.
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos of Greece said:
"There was an unacceptable connection made between the Greek officers who were arbitrarily detained, and Turkish citizens who came to Greece, and requested asylum. Because Greece implemented - I emphasize this - implemented international law, it was granted. These are two totally different cases and any confusion is unthinkable"
Blunder
The Turkish authorities have kept the two Greek soldiers in pre-trial detention in a prison in Edirne since they wandered onto Turkish terroritory by accident in March. No official charges have been filed against them.
There have been numerous street protests in Greece calling for their immediate release.
I am well aware of the animosity between Greece and Turkey but this is outrageous.
Turkey has regressed. It should be asked to exit NATO or be expelled.
Someone help me out here...is it Turkey that’s supposed to be a Western ally?
I thought so but I’m not sure anymore. I think they think that they do not need any allies.
Am I reading this right.....the Turks grabbed some Greek soldiers solely for the purpose of holding them hostage?
Sounds like the cold war doesn't it.
Why should we care about the Greeks? Were they there for us during the cold war? What about when the Russians shot down Flt. 007? The only thing they’re good for is taking it up the ass.
Thanks for the dumbest ass comment of the night.
What are you talking about? Flight 007? Cold war?
Dude, are you drinking your supper?
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos of Greece said:
“There was an unacceptable connection made between the Greek officers who were arbitrarily detained, and Turkish citizens who came to Greece, and requested asylum. Because Greece implemented - I emphasize this - implemented international law, it was granted. These are two totally different cases and any confusion is unthinkable”
Posted from the basement of the Turkish embassy.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan said he would consider releasing the soldiers if eight Turkish servicemen, who sought assylum in Greece following the failed 2016 coup attempt, were sent home first. Athens has described this as "blackmail", with the Defence Ministry describing the soldiers as "hostages", and the Greek Supreme Court has sided with the government... The Turkish authorities have kept the two Greek soldiers in pre-trial detention in a prison in Edirne since they wandered onto Turkish terroritory by accident in March. No official charges have been filed against them.
Thanks BBell.
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