Two Greek soldiers to face Turkish court on Monday

The two Greek soldiers who were detained after accidentally crossing the Turkish border in bad weather on Thursday will appear before a court on Monday on charges of illegally entering a prohibited military zone, but not for espionage, as initial media reports had suggested. 

The two soldiers, Angelos Mitretodis and Dimitris Kouklatzis, were remanded in custody on Friday by a Turkish court in the city of Edirne on charges of illegally entering a prohibited military area. 

Despite the recent tensions between the two countries, reports said consultations between the Turkish Chief of General Staff, General Hulusi Akar, and Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, were conducted in a "good climate." 

Athens says the two soldiers were on a normal border patrol in the forest area of Kastanies at Evros on Thursday but took a...