July 2016 Turkish military asylum incident in Greece

Two Turkish servicemen believed to have been involved in the plot to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the July coup attempt in the neighboring country, are being held in custody in Alexandroupoli, it was revealed Thursday.

The Turkish Justice Ministry has demanded the extradition of 28 persons from 16 countries, including Bulgaria, accused of being members of the network of supporters of Fethullah Gulen.

This was announced by high-ranking judicial sources pointing out that the persons in question include Fethullah Gulen.

The Greek High Court has ruled not to extradite eight officers who flew a military helicopter to Greece on the night of the failed coup on July 15, 2016 and demanded political asylum.

A Greek court has ruled that eight Turkish servicemen seeking asylum in Greece must remain in temporary police detention even though Turkey's request for their extradition has been rejected.

The pilots and flight engineers fled to Greece in a military helicopter a day after the failed July 15, 2016 military coup attempt in Turkey.

A Greek court has ruled that eight Turkish servicemen seeking asylum in Greece must remain in temporary police detention even though Turkey's request for their extradition has been rejected.

The pilots and flight engineers fled to Greece in a military helicopter a day after the failed July 15 military coup in Turkey.

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık urged German authorities on Jan. 29 not to cooperate with "terror" and drop the asylum applications of 40 Turkish NATO soldiers that were on duty in the country.

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık said the Greek legal decision not to extradite eight Turkish soldiers who demanded refuge in Greece, fleeing Turkey after the July 15 coup attempt was not a judiciary but a political decision.

The decision of the Supreme Court of Greece on Jan. 26 that rejected Turkey's demand of the extradition of eight Turkish soldiers, who escaped to Greece on July 16, 2016 right after participating in the foiled coup attempt, will most likely start a new era of tension between Ankara and Athens. 

Turkey has demanded the retrial of eight soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup last year and said it may take measures, including scrapping a migration deal with Athens, after a Greek court rejected an extradition request.

Turkey's Justice Ministry has sent a second extradition request to Greece regarding soldiers wanted in connection with a failed coup attempt last year, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Jan. 27, a day after Greece ruled against extraditing them.