July 2016 Turkish military asylum incident in Greece
Greece frees eight Turkish soldiers accused of coup links
A lawyer representing eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece seeking asylum after the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey says all of his clients have been freed pending a ruling on their applications.
Greek court rules to extradite suspected terrorist to Turkey
A Greek court on June 1 ordered the extradition of a suspected far-left terrorist to Turkey.
Turkish foreign ministry accuses Greece of protecting coup plotters
Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday accused Greece of protecting coup plotters following an irrevocable decision by the Council of State to grant asylum to one of the eight Turkish soldiers who sought refuge in the country after the 2016 failed coup in Turkey.
Turkey blasts Greek court for granting asylum right to soldiers linked to coup attempt
Turkey has slammed a court decision in Greece granting the right to apply for asylum to former Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece immediately after the July 2016 coup attempt.
Top Greek court grants political refugee status to two Turkish soldiers accused of coup links
Two Turkish officers who fled to Greece following the July 2016 coup attempt were granted political refugee status on May 23 after an appeal lodged by the Greek government was rejected, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a judicial source.
Court issues irrevocable decision in favor of Turkish officer's asylum claim
The Council of State has issued a final and irrevocable decision granting one of eight Turkish servicemen accused by Ankara of participating in the botched coup of 2016 asylum.
Turkish court sentences 104 FETÖ suspects to life in prison
A Turkish court on May 21 sentenced 104 people to life in prison for involvement in a failed military coup in 2016, in one of the heaviest penalties given since the attempt.
Greek court turns down appeal against asylum decision
The Athens Administrative Appeals Court has turned down an appeal by the Migration Policy Ministry against an earlier decision to grant asylum to a Turkish serviceman.
This is the second such decision relating to the eight servicemen that fled Turkey following the failed coup attempt in July 2016.
Migration ministry seeks to block asylum for second Turkish officer
Greece's migration ministry has filed an appeal against a decision by an independent tribunal to grant asylum to a second Turkish officer of the eight who fled to the country after the failed coup in Turkey in 2016, Kathimerini reports.
Greece OKs Turkish coup attempt suspect's asylum petition
The Greek Asylum Commission on May 8 accepted the petition of a second ex-Turkish soldier suspected of involvement in the July 2016 coup attempt, according to a Greek official who spoke on condition of anonymity.