Turkey sends a diplomatic note to Greece

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After people in plain clothes opened fire from Greece and shot Mehmet Durgun in Turkey's Edirne province to death, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has sent a diplomatic note to the country.

As reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), the Ministry sources have said that Eleni Vakali, the Charge D'affaires of the Embassy of Greece in the capital city of Ankara, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry and given a diplomatic note including Turkey's reaction.

Charge D'affaires Vakali has been reportedly informed that "Turkey has protested the incident and requested an investigation into the incident, demanding to be informed about the results of the investigation; the country has requested that the murder or murderers be caught and penalized and measures be taken to prevent similar incidents and it has declared that the rights of the aggrieved and their families to a compensation are reserved."

One citizen of Turkey lost his life in Adasarhanlı village in Edirne's Meriç as a result of the fire opened from Greece.

Mehmet Durgun (43) and Süleyman Şener (60), two villagers, went to the coast of Evros River, the borderline between Turkey and Greece. Shot in his face as a result of the fire opened from Greece, Mehmet Durgun lost his life at the scene of the incident.

Statement by Greece's Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece released a statement about the issue on August 1. In its statement "regarding the rejection of Turkish claims about an alleged incident in Evros", the Ministry said:

"The chargé d'affaires in Ankara, following relevant instructions and responding to a relevant emergency protest demarche, to which she was summoned earlier today to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, rejected in their entirety the Turkish claims regarding an alleged incident in Evros.

"She pointed out to the Turkish side the obligation of the latter to guard its borders and not allow human trafficking and illegal migration."

(RT/SD)