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 .

Former Hellenic Postbank CEO, Angelos Filippidis was arrested in Turkey, after being detected by his cellphone and is being held at the Malpepe prison.