Izmir

A concert organized by the Agia Foteini community, will take place on Feb 6 in Izmir, Turkey, featuring Haris Alexiou. The famous Greek singer will be performing live with the musical group Takim. The concert is unique since it...

A new documentary called "Hello Anatolia" followed the journey of Greek-American filmmaker Chrysovalantis Stamelos as he tries to reconnect with his ancestry and long-lost history in Izmir, Turkey. 90 years ago the ethnic population exchange between Greece and Turkey led to...

The Christian Orthodox ritual stopped being practiced in 1922 after the war and population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

For the first time since the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922, a Greek Orthodox Epiphany celebration is set to take place in Izmir on January 6, 2016. The Greek Orthodox community has received permission from the Turkish authorities to perform the...

The famous statue of Aristotle that greeted visitors at the ancient Greek city of Assos in Turkey had to be removed from its place, after it was vandalized. Turkish newspaper Hurriyet noted that the statue has been transferred to Izmir in order...

The olive and myrtle tree saplings that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and İzmir mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu planted on February 6 at the exterior space of Saint Voukolos Greek Orthodox Church have now become main tourist attractions. According to Orthodox Christian historians, Saint Voukolos lived during the early Christian...

According to a group of Turkish fishermen, the Greek Coast Guard allegedly tried to sink a boat carrying Syrian immigrants on Thursday, Hürriyet daily reported. The boat, trying to cross into Greek waters, started its journey from the coast of...

The restoration process of a historic Greek Consulate building in the Aegean province of Izmir has begun, with Greek government funding. The historic consulate, which was built in the late 19th century, will be fortified in a restoration that is...

This year's Holy Friday and Holy Saturday were special for Greeks across the globe but also for the Greek Orthodox community of Izmir, Turkey, since this year, from Holy Thursday evening until Easter Sunday morning, all the liturgical ceremonies, including...

The Epitaph and Resurrection litanies will be performed at the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Voukolos in Izmir for the first time since the 1922 catastrophe. The church, which was restored by the Izmir Municipality and inaugurated on February 6 by...