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Greek Deputy Defense Minister Lays Wreath at ANZAC Memorial in Gallipoli
Deputy Defense Minister Costas Isychos represented Greece's government in the commemoration event at Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, for the 100-year anniversary of the ANZAC landing.
Isychos, who was accompanied by the Ambassador of Greece to Ankara Kyriakos Loukakis, laid a wreath to...
Education
Students Travel to Birthplace of Zografeion Lyceum’s Founder
Students from the Greek school Zografeion Lyceum in Istanbul, Turkey, visited the Greek town of Ioannina where Christakis Zografos, their school's founder, used to study at Zosimaia School.
Tomorrow, April 16, for the first time in the Greek school’s 121 years...
Europe
Turkey: First Resurrection in St. Voukolos Church, Izmir
This year's Holy Friday and Holy Saturday were special for Greeks across the globe but also for the Greek Orthodox community of Izmir, Turkey, since this year, from Holy Thursday evening until Easter Sunday morning, all the liturgical ceremonies, including...
Europe
First Modern-Day Quran Recitation in Hagia Sophia Takes Place on Greek Easter Saturday
The historic Istanbul cathedral and museum, Hagia Sophia, witnessed its first Quran recitation under its roof after 85 years on Greek Easter Saturday, Anadolu agency reported.
On April 11th the imam at modern Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in the capital...
Europe
Dutch Parliament Recognizes Greek, Assyrian and Armenian Genocide
The Dutch Parliament passed a binding resolution yesterday recognizing the genocide of Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One. The resolution, tabled by MP Joel Voordewind from the Christian Union party, enjoyed wide support from...
Australia
Lemnos – Gallipoli Project: Women in War
Preparations for the Lemnos-Gallipoli Project: Women in War are finally coming to an end. The international cultural project is organized in commemoration of the 100th anniversary since the Gallipoli campaign, which cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Thousands of...
Art
Istanbul: Greek Consulate to Host Art Exhibition
The Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul in collaboration with Columbia University’s Global Center in Turkey will host an exhibition entitled “Blue Voyagers: The Art of Romare Bearden and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu” at Sismanoglio Megaro from April 15 to...
Culture
Greek Woman Finds Family Home in Turkey After 92 Years
Aglaia Christidou a Greek businesswomen whose grandparents used to reside in Turkey found her old family home in the city of Söke 92 years after her grandparents were forced to leave the area and move to Athens.
Christidou never forgot her roots,...
Europe
Professor Claims There Is Gold Under Hagia Sophia
No matter how many years have passed, Hagia Sophia continues to surprise us. According to statements by Turkish Philosophy professor at the University of Istanbul Ferhat Aslan, everything you know about the church will change.
In an interview with Turkish newspaper...
Art
Greek Artistic Awesomeness Set Free in Istanbul
The historic "Sismanoglio Megaro" cultural center of the General Consulate of Greece in Istanbul is currently presenting, through Sunday, March 29, a new art exhibition dedicated to the work of gifted Greek painter Konstantinos Kerestetzis, curated by Christos Gavras.
The exhibition includes the depiction of...