Asia Minor
Greece
Touching Papadopoulos Cookies Ad Goes Viral in Greece
A touching advertisement for Papadopoulos cookies which was created in honor of the company's 100th anniversary has gone viral on social media in Greece.
For many Greeks, cookies are synonymous with Papadopoulos, as the country has created some of the...
Diaspora
Memories of Asia Minor Catastrophe Digitized by University of Florida
The 100 year anniversary of the Asia Minor catastrophe will be marked in a digital series prepared at the University of Florida's Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.
The series titled "Remembering 1922", includes twelve memories of migration from the late...
Greek News
Daughters’ Dowries of Asia Minor Greek Family Returned Decades Later
It has been 98 years since the day the Minoglu family were forced to leave Honaz, Turkey, entrusting their daughters' dowries to the family of their Turkish neighbors
Ancient Greece
Roman-era Bronze Diploma Found in Ancient Greek City of Perrhe
A Roman-era bronze diploma earned by a graduate of a military school in the Ancient Greek city of Perrhe was unearthed recently by archaeologists. At 1,898 years of age, it is a unique find from what was once the...
Ancient Greece
Byzantine Fortress in Ancient Greek City Pyrgion to be Unearthed
A Byzantine fortress will soon be unearthed at the ancient city of Pyrgion, the modern-day city of Birgi in what is now western Turkey, according to a statement from its lead archaeologist Veli Sevin on Friday.
Excavations have already begun...
Ancient Greece
Greek and Roman Statues Found at Ancient Greek City of Knidos
Archaeologists' ongoing excavations in the ancient Greek city of Knidos, located in what is now southwestern Turkey, unearthed five stunningly beautiful heads of Greek and Roman statues earlier this week. Made of marble, the statues were sculpted in the...
Archaeology
Ceremonial Complex Found at 11,000 Year-Old Callirhoe in Asia Minor
Fantastic carvings of human heads and phallus-shaped pillars were discovered recently at a 11,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey that is a sister "village" to the renowned Gobekli Tepe site, which is considered to be home to the oldest temple...
Greece
Two Killed in Private Airplane Crash Off the Coast of Samos
Two people died on Monday after a small airplane crashed off the coast of the island of Samos. The light private plane was making a trip from Israel to the Greek island with only two passengers. The plane crashed...
Greece
Smyrna Catastrophe: Genocide of Greeks in Asia Minor Remembered
Today marks 99 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna, when Greeks were forced to flee the city due to a fire set by Turkish forces.
Greece
The Great Fire of Smyrna: One of the Darkest Moments in Greek History
The Great Fire of Smyrna and the killing of dozens of thousands of Greeks and Armenians by the Turkish Army and renegades several years after the end of WWI still remains one of the darkest moments of Greek history.
Nevertheless,...