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Virtual Lecture Delves into the History and Destruction of Smyrna
A virtual lecture on the history and the destruction of the great city of Smyrna in Asia Minor will be held this coming Tuesday.
Organized by College Year in Athens (CYA) and the Greek Consulate General in Boston, the lecture...
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...
Culture
Greece to Mark 100th Anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe
The Ministry of Culture in Greece announced on Monday that it will dedicate 2022 to the anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe and to the promotion of the memory and identity of the refugee communities.
Under the "All Greece one...
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,...
Greece
Greece To Re-Bury Turkish Corpses From Ottoman Era
Greek authorities announced that they will rebury Turkish corpses from 1923 that were unearthed in the northwest province of Chalkidiki.
Greece
100-Year-Old Melissa Orphanage Searching for Former Residents
The Melissa orphanage in Thessaloniki is trying to find people who once lived there to hear their stories and reconnect with them.
Europe
Top Erdogan Advisor Would “Teach Americans How to Swim” in Response to Sanctions
In a swipe aimed at the United States after the Friday passing of the Armed Forces Bill, which contained sanctions against Turkey, the top advisor to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his country would "teach...
Europe
Three-Year-Old Girl Pulled Alive From Rubble Days After Deadly Aegean Earthquake
A wounded three-year-old girl was rescued on Monday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Turkey's Aegean coast.
Elif Perincek was pulled from debris nearly 65 hours after the quake in the Bayrakli district of western Izmir province.
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The earthquake...
Europe
More Than 70 Confirmed Dead in Turkey After Aegean Sea Earthquake
The powerful earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea on Friday has killed 76 people in Turkey, the country's disaster agency said Sunday. Two people also died on the Greek island of Samos.
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors under...