8 putschist troopers who fled to Greece after the US-backed July 15 coup attempt were rejected for extradition to Turkiye. An arrest warrant was issued against the soldiers on the request of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement about the decision taken in Greece. In the statement, it was noted that the refusal of the Greek judge to the extradition request of the 8 putschist soldiers participating in the coup attempt on July 15, 2016 that the Greece, with this decision has regrettably put itself in a position of a country that provides shelter and protection to putschists.

In the statement, which emphasized that 248 people lost their lives in the coup attempt, 2 thousand 193 people were wounded, and attempt against the president's life, they protesting the decision not to extradite, the following statements were made:

 “The Greek authorities who until today have obstructed the members of the terrorist organizations, primarily the DHKP/C and PKK that have targeted Turkey to be held accountable in front of the justice, have with this decision once more displayed that Greece, an ally and a neighboring country, refrains from fulfilling the minimum requirements of combatting terrorism and crime.” 

“Our undertakings for the extradition and trial of the perpetrators, by using all legal instruments against this decision of the Greek judiciary, will continue.” Said in the statement and added as, “The implications on our bilateral relations, our cooperation against terrorism and other common cooperation in bilateral/multilateral matters of this decision, which we consider has been taken for political motives, will also be comprehensively evaluated.” (ILKHA)