The film "Smyrna",released in Greece under the title "My Beloved Smyrna", based on the play of the same name by Mimi DenisiIn has come under firefrom the Turkish pro-government newspaper Hurriyet.

Turkish authorities denied entry of a Greek regional governor to the country on Saturday, and also reportedly kept him detained in an office for six hours.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented his own version of history during his first open speech of his election campaign in view of the presidential elections on 24 June.