Thessaloniki

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lamented the loss of Thessaloniki, Greece and other Ottoman Empire territories, which he said were “as much a part of us as our blood, our life and our love.” Speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally in...

Greece marked “OXI Day”, the anniversary of when the nation said “No” to the fascist aggression in 1940, with a military parade in the center of the city of Thessaloniki on Saturday. Military units, including armored vehicles, tanks, infantry, and...

It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War. At the start of...

Saint Demetrios (or Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular Christian saints not only in Greece but across the Orthodox Christian world, with millions of people bearing his name, in all of its many beautiful variations. Saint Demetrios...

On Sunday evening, a Jewish Holocaust mural in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, was vandalised once more. Unknown perpetrators defaced the mural with the words "Free Gaza," "Free Palestine," and "Jews = Nazis." The mural, honoring Holocaust victims and Thessaloniki's...

The ruling conservative party in Greece suffered unexpected defeats in the second round of local elections, both regional and municipal, held on Sunday. Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party candidates lost in Athens and Thessaloniki and five of the six...

Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece's two major cities, voted in new mayors in Sunday's runoff local government elections with abstention reaching a record high. However, abstention was the real winner of the local government elections, as 48 percent of registered voters...

A young woman born in Thessaloniki, Greece was found dead as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel's Supernova music festival. In total, more than 260 bodies of men and women were reportedly recovered. Friends and acquaintances shared their...

A 13th-century church and a cemetery were discovered on the Acropolis inside the ancient walls of Thessaloniki, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday. Among the ruins, the high altar of the church was uncovered as well as frescoes...

Three Greek coffees have been selected among the world's top ten! While Greece has yet to catch up to Italy's Espresso, which tops the list, it does well enough by taking third, fourth, and seventh place. Greek Frappe coffee in...