Istanbul

The life and work of the great novelist, Alexandros Papadiamantis, will be studied and honored by students, academic professors, clergymen and journalists, during the student conference “100+1 years Alexandros Papadiamantis”, that will take place in Zografio High School in...

Following in the footsteps of his father, Greek-born cardio sergeant Afxentios Kalagkos has saved the lives of some 9,000 children around the world. His only reward is the smile on those children’s faces. For the past 11 years Mr. Kalagkos...

The principal of Zografio Greek School in Turkey, Yannis Dermitzoglou has organized a carol singing event for the second time in Istanbul, during which children from Zografio High School in Istanbul sang joyful Christmas songs. The group of children holding...

The Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki and DEPO co-organize the exhibition "Inner World - Chios. Stratis Vogiatzis", presented with the support of the Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul. The Inner World concerns inner spaces of the island of Chios that...

Director and screenwriter Alexandros Rigas confirmed rumors that he will be shooting a new dramatic TV series based on past events in Turkey. In his interview to Proto Thema, Rigas explained that the series will revolve around the violent incidents...

On December 3rd Vice President Biden met with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. Following their meeting, the Vice President and the Ecumenical Patriach were joined by members of the Holy Synod, Metropolitans,...

Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitakiwill be performing in Istanbul on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Türker İnanoğlu Maslak (ΤΙΜ) Show Center. Accompanied by her band Dimitris Barbagalas on guitar, bass, arrangements; Giannis Kirimkiridis on piano, keyboards; Thomas Konstantinou on bouzouki, lute,...

Greece won this year’s Two Nations Cup Rowing champion (8+ with coxswain) hosted in Istanbul, after an exciting race against the Turkish national rowing team. The rowing race began at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 23rd in the Golden Hall...

Zografeio used to have 45 students per class but today 45 is the number of the total school body. The only Greek school in Istanbul still open, Zografeio has functioned continuously since 1893. On Septemeber 20th, it was the beginning...

Constantinople, Byzantion, Poli, Istanbul. These are the names that Greeks usually use to refer to the once capital of Byzantium and today's largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is a multicultural, modern city, and an attractive tourist destination that offers...