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Greek School Prevented from Opening in Imbros

Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros' Greek school on the grounds that the building was not "ready to operate" in the upcoming school year, started on September 1. After being closed for 50 years, the Private Imbros Greek Primary School reopened on September...

Tenedians of Melbourne Travel to their Homeland

A group of Greeks from Tenedos, living in Melbourne will organise a journey to their homeland in order to celebrate the feast day of St. Paraskevi on July 26. Antonios Limnios, who is currently living in Melbourne, said that although he was forced to leave...

Turkey Gives Imbros School Back to the Greeks

The Greek elementary school in the village of Agridia in Imbros, Turkey, which was confiscated for nearly 50 years, was given by the Turkish authorities to the Greek community in order to operate as a middle school and high school. This development...

Erdoğan on Halki: Greeks Want Only Us to Give

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan requested from Greece reciprocity regarding the reopening of the Halki seminary. Talking to the Turkish TV network “A haber,” Erdoğan, moving in the same wavelength as the Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu...

Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival in Samothrace, Imbros

The 12th Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival will take place on September 12-15, 2013, in Samothrace and Imbros. The topic of the 12th Festival is Environment and Tourism. Taking into consideration that Imbros is easily accessible from the closest Greek island, Samothrace,...

Greek Woman Murdered on Imbros

The society of Imbros is shocked by the murder of a 58-year-old woman, Sophia Sophianou, and the injury of her 29-year-old daughter, Panagiota Sophianou, who were allegedly shot by a Turkish woman. According to the police, Fatma K. was against...

Bartholomew On Imbros for Easter

Patriarch Bartholomew will spend the Holy Week at his birthplace, Imbros, which is the largest island of Turkey and constitutes a district of Çanakkale Province. It is located in the Aegean Sea, at the entrance of Saros Bay and...

Greece Wants To Boost Greek In Schools

The Greek government in May will put before the Parliament in May a draft law on the overall reform of Greek language education, Education Minister Constantine Arvanitopoulos told the German media operation Deutsche Welle. He said that the government’s goal...

Foreign Minister Goes to Imvros

Greek Foreign Minister, Stavros Lmabrinidis is the first Greek Foreign Minister to visit the island Imvros. Mr. Lambrinidis participated in the celebrations in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who celebrates his 50 years in priesthood and 20 years serving as...