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Secret Syria-Hezbollah talks with Ankara’s backing aim to repair ties after Assad’s fall
Officials met at an undisclosed location in Turkey last week, according to Reuters – The two sides were allies under Assad, but their relationship changed following his fall

Memorial to 1922 refugees unveiled at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: “Historical memory must not be confined to books”, rector says
An olive tree stands at the centre of the memorial, its roots symbolising ties to lost homelands, surrounded by 12 stone sections referencing, among others, Pontus, Trebizond, Smyrna, Ionia and Cappadocia

Turkish provocation: They say they will block Greece-Cyprus cable works
Ankara objected to US, French and British contingents and new Cypriot weapons systems at the Nicosia parade marking 66 years of independence, as Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias attended wreath-laying ceremonies alongside President Nikos Christodoulides
“Work and contacts are underway”, Kremlin says on possible transfer of Turkey’s S-400s to friendly country
Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the possibility is being considered – Ankara bought the Russian systems for $2.5 billion – It is now seeking a solution to rejoin the F-35 program

Erdogan recalls battle of Preveza in 1538 with provocative post about Barbarossa: “You turned the Mediterranean into a Turkish sea”
The Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 and saw the Ottomans emerge victorious against the fleet of the Holy League

Israeli Prime Minister orders ICC case drawn up against Turkish President over Kurds and Hamas
The move follows Ankara's request for an Interpol red notice against Netanyahu, though sources say the legal file may never be submitted and is chiefly intended to deter Turkish escalation, the Israeli broadcaster i24NEWS reported

Ten years since the failed coup attempt in Turkey: The unknown story of the eight Turkish officers who arrived in Greece
Unpublished photos and videos, fears of abduction, years of isolation and the secret hosting of one of the eight near the Turkish embassy – Panos Kammenos, Dimitris Vitsas, Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Mylonopoulos & Miranda Xafa speak to Medusa

October with a heavy diplomatic agenda for Greece: UN Presidency, Turkey and the critical succession of the Secretary-General
Athens is called upon to manage critical international developments, the process of selecting a new UN Secretary-General, tensions with Turkey and energy insecurity due to Iran

Erdogan on Greece–Israel Defence Agreement: “We do not consider every bilateral relationship a threat against us”
The US is an ally in NATO, Iran is a neighbour, the Turkish president stressed in an interview with Newsweek – "Turkey will not choose between East and West" – What he said about the Mecca agreement
