Kemal Ataturk
Greece
Remembering The Great Fire of Smyrna
Today marks 92 years since the Catastrophe of Smyrna (Izmir) and the Great Fire that destroyed the city, causing the majority of Greeks in Asia Minor to flee their homes and seek shelter in Greece and other countries.
Smyrna used to...
Europe
Athlete Asks for Support to Swim from Smyrna to Greece
Alper Sunaçoğlu, a veteran Turkish swimmer stated that he wants to swim from Smyrna to Athens in order to contribute to Greek-Turkish relations. However Sunaçoğlu didn’t receive the support he expected from the Swimming Federation in Turkey, so he...
events
Golden Dawn Protests Against Mosque in Athens Greece
Supporters and members of the Greek Neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, attended a marching protest against the construction of a Mosque in central Athens.
Thirteen years after the project was announced by the Greek government, an architect for the construction of the...
Greece
Greece Denies Accusations of Delaying Turkish Delegation
It was reported yesterday in the Turkish media that Greek authorities delayed 120 Turks from reaching Thessaloniki in time to pay their respects at the birthplace of their Nation’s Founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 75th Anniversary of his...
Europe
Ultra Nationalists in Turkey Want Hagia Sophia to be a Mosque
Giousouf Halatzoglou, MP of the Turkish ultra nationalist party National Movement, submitted a draft law to Turkish National Assembly that proposes to turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque. Giousouf Halatzoglou is well-known for his relations with the Turkish far...
Greece
Ecumenical Patriarch’s Visit to Kemal Ataturk's Home-Museum
Yesterday afternoon, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made a visit to the childhood home-museum of the historical leader of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk, which is located within the Turkish Consulate complex.
Mr. Bartholomew, accompanied by prelates of the Patriarchate, was welcomed by...
Greece
Thessaloniki's Atatürk Museum Reopens
With the backing of Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, the Kemal Ataturk Museum has been inaugurated after its restoration in Thessaloniki and stands as a monument to the man under whose authority Turkey defeated Greece 89 years ago and drove it...
Crime
Turkey's Floating Brothel Savarona Off Skiathos
The historicl ship and national symbol of Turkey, Savarona, which had been functioning as floating brothel, as it was discovered three years ago, was seen anchored outside the Greek island of Skiathos by euro-crimes.
In 2010, the Turkish government confiscated...
Greece
Thessaloniki’s New Profile Attracts Foreigners
The new touristic profile of the Greek city of Thessaloniki includes a number of foreign tourists more than double, new airline connections with 34 Russian cities, daily flights from and to Istanbul, attempted opening to China’s market, as well...
Greece
May 19, Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day
In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the Turks. The Pontic Genocide is one of the darkest moments in history not only for Greeks, but...