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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) at a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, October 7, 2019. Photo by EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

A Greek court ruled prison terms for four men - two Greek citizens and two Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin - who were arrested on July 2013 by the coastguard off Chios, for transferring a large amount of weapons and explosives to Turkey.

In an apparent response to salvoes by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has strongly refuted any blame for the sufferings of Alevi citizens.

Davutoğlu also again expressed his bewilderment for the Alevi population’s apparent support for the CHP, saying that Alevis have been victimized under CHP-led governments in the past.

The extraordinary congress of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), in the wake of the party's presidential election defeat to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), re-endorsed the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, but with a warning to work harder for success in the next parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2015.