Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Οκτ 2020 Erdogan's heavy-handed meddling in elections in occupied Cyprus On Sunday, Ersin Tatar, a rightwing hardliner backed by Ankara, won a closely contested Turkish Cypriot leadership election beating incumbent Mustafa Akinci in a runoff. The election was marred by... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 20 Οκτ 2020 The Turkish lobby in DC, foreign influence, and disinformation Expert Nikolas Katsimpras discusses his latest op-ed in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini focusing on Turkey’s lobbying efforts in the US, what Greece needs to be aware of, and the broader discussion... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 17 Οκτ 2020 Osman Kavala, Turkey's judiciary, and the militarization of Turkish foreign policy Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul based journalist covering Turkey, joins The Greek Current to discuss two important stories. We examine the troubling move by Turkey’s judiciary to bring new... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 16 Οκτ 2020 Religious freedom and cultural heritage in Turkey USCIRF held a briefing on religious freedom in Turkey on Thursday. The event highlighted recent and ongoing religious freedom concerns in Turkey, including the conversion of historic former... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Οκτ 2020 A discussion with Ambassador Papadopoulou on Turkey's latest provocations Greece’s Ambassador to the United States, Alexandra Papadopoulou, joins us to discuss the reactions to Turkey’s latest acts of provocation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the response of the United... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 14 Οκτ 2020 Trump's silence on Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian American voters, and more Laura Kelly, a journalist in DC who covers Turkey and foreign policy for The Hill, joins The Greek Current to break down the latest statement by the State Department slamming Turkey’s decision to... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 13 Οκτ 2020 Turkey sends the Oruc Reis back into Greece's continental shelf On Sunday, Turkey announced it was redeploying the research vessel Oruc Reis to an area within Greece’s continental shelf very close to the Greek island of Kastellorizo. Greece condemned the move,... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Οκτ 2020 Ecumenical Patriarchate calls for a new charter for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America This week, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarch announced it has suspended the current Charter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, calling for a new Charter. It also decided to... 18 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Οκτ 2020 Greece-Turkey exploratory contacts, Turkey's illegal actions in Varosha, and more John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist based in Greece and Al Jazeera’s southeast Europe correspondent, joins us today to discuss the latest developments in exploratory contacts and talks... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 9 Οκτ 2020 Senator Chris Van Hollen calls for sanctions against Turkey Senator Chris Van Hollen discusses his concerns over Turkey’s aggressive behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean, reports that Ankara activated its Russian S-400 system, bipartisan efforts in... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Οκτ 2020 A historic decision: Greek court rules neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn a criminal organization In a historic decision for justice and democracy, an Athens court ruled today that the leaders of Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party were guilty of running a criminal organization, bringing to an... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Οκτ 2020 Biden calls on Turkey to stop provocations against Greece The Biden campaign issued a statement today on tensions between Greece and Turkey, with Vice President Biden stressing his support for talks, calling on President Trump's administration to put... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 6 Οκτ 2020 Microsoft plans $1 billion investment in Greece Today, Microsoft announced its biggest investment in its 28 years of operations in Greece, in a move the Greek government says will boost entrepreneurship and encourage other investments. Ilias... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 3 Οκτ 2020 At summit, EU leaders warn Ankara of sanctions EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a number of pressing issues, with the focus being on Turkey. Discussions lasted into the early hours of Friday, with leaders reaching an agreement... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Οκτ 2020 Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Cyprus's independence Today marks 60 years since the Republic of Cyprus gained its independence from British rule. Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins us with his analysis on what we have to celebrate in... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Οκτ 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Greece, hailing it as "pillar of stability" This week US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Thessaloniki and Crete, where he met with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis. Angelos Athanasopoulos, the... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 30 Σεπ 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan steps up its aggression against Armenians Aram Hamparian discusses Azerbaijan’s latest acts of aggression against Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh - or Artsakh - that began this Sunday, what Ankara’s role is in facilitating Baku’s aggression,... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 29 Σεπ 2020 What is Turkey's Blue Homeland doctrine? Professor Ryan Gingeras joins us today to discuss Turkey’s controversial Blue Homeland doctrine which was highlighted in the Washington Post this weekend, its author retired Admiral Cem Gurdeniz,... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 27 Σεπ 2020 Senator Menendez discusses US relations with Greece and Cyprus, holding Turkey accountable, and the US elections Senator Bob Menendez, the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the author of the pivotal Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act, joins us today to... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 26 Σεπ 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Thessaloniki and Souda Bay The State Department announced the details of Secretary Pompeo’s trip to Greece next week, which comes amid heightened tensions in the region between Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Endy Zemenides,... 14 λεπτά
