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The Greek General Council of State has rejected the Greek government’s appeal against the asylum of one of the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

As the local sources report, the council, supreme administrative court of Greece, made its decision on Suleyman Ozkaynakcı’s case on Tuesday, setting a precedent for the cases of other Turkish soldiers.

A Greek asylum committee had decided to grant asylum to Ugur Ucan in June after the Council of State also granted soldiers Ozkaynakcı and Ahmet Guzel asylum in May this year.

It is reminded that a few hours after the controversial coup, eight ex-military personnel had arrived in Greece on a Black Hawk helicopter and requested asylum. Turkish government immediately issued an extradition request, which was eventually declined by the Supreme Court in January 2017, after a series of trials and appeals.