The Greek town of Santa, (Dumanli in Turkish), situated in Pontus, has been a ghost town suffering neglect ever since the Greeks were forced to flee their ancestral homes in the exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923.
Santa, surrounded...
Turkey’s gold-stashing habit is drawing renewed scrutiny from officials who say hundreds of billions of dollars in household wealth remain outside the formal financial system, limiting bank funding and complicating efforts to control inflation and external imbalances.
The practice, known...
New financial incentives worth €5,000 ($5,800) have been announced for people living, working or considering relocating to the Greek border island of Kastellorizo.
Public servants and uniformed personnel serving on the island will receive a permanent annual salary incentive of...
Ancient Greek treasures, dated from the Kingdom of Pontus, a Hellenistic state located in the northeastern part of Anatolia, are displayed in a new museum in the city of Samsun, Turkey.
Among the antiquities is the Amisos Treasure. It consists...
Termessos (Greek: Τερμησσός), an ancient city in the mountains of what is now Turkey, is one of the few places Alexander the Great failed to conquer. More than two millennia later, the site remains largely deserted, its ruins preserved...
Greek F-16 fighter jets scrambled on Friday after a Turkish drone entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) without a flight plan and violated Greek national airspace near Alexandroupoli. The incident occurred on the morning of August 28 in...
On the Greek island of Chios, the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, nestled in the sparkling waters of the Aegean Sea, there’s a bar experience unlike any other. Set right on the breakwater of the island’s main...
The historic Panagia Soumela Monastery in Turkey’s Black Sea region (Pontus) hosted a Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 23, despite restrictions imposed by Turkish authorities.
Metropolitan Barnabas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis led the service with the blessing of...
Alexander the Great was successful in conquering almost everything he set his sights on, except for one place—Termessos. This is often referred to as the "Eagle's Nest" city.
Alexander the Great attempted to conquer the ancient city of Termessos but...
