The European parliament has approved the agreement signed between Turkey and the EU for the return of Turkish or third country citizens entering the EU illegally to Turkey.

The Cyprus problem was among the issues US President Barak Obama discussed during a phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Tayip Erdogan.

The discovery of weapons and explosives caches in homes in the Athens neighborhood of Gyzi raised the alarm of the anti-terrorism squad of Greek police, resulting in the arrests of four Turkish nationals suspected of terrorism .