Thessaloniki

Thousands of people have traveled from Turkey to the city of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's death, in his childhood home. Kemal Ataturk, who is considered the father of the modern Turkish...

The second Pontic protest within the past five days saw another altercation involving Greek politicians, as protesters demanded that Golden Dawn representatives leave, the protest turned violent. Golden Dawn MP Christos Chatzisavvas and Golden Dawn's city council member Artemios Matthaipopoulos were reportedly attacked...

High school and university students carried out demonstrations all around Greece against the Greek government's reduction of funds in the educational system 's budget, and demanded increased funding to schools and universities as well as the addition of more teachers and professors. A student...

Greek writer Nikos Papadopoulos started playing around with his young sons toys in 2013. “We were pretending to go to bed using Playmobil – and it gave me the idea to recreate scenes not only about home life, but...

The hoteliers of Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, are looking to promote their town as an LGBT-friendly  (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) tourist destination as part of their aim to attract visitors from specialized market segments, their union said...

Winks, the new mobile application created by three talented graduates from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, was finally released on October 8, 2015, aiming to change the way people communicate with each other. "Through...

As the date approaches for Thessaloniki's 4th International Night Half-Marathon, organizers at a press conference on Wednesday said they expected a record of 21,000 people to take part in the two races taking place in the city on Saturday...

The film-documentary "Hail Arcadia"  will be coming to Athens and Thessaloniki theatres on October 15th. "Hail Arcadia" previously had a successful premiere at the 18th Annual Thessaloniki Documentary Festival where it was awarded by FIPRESCI for best film. Director Filippos Koutsaftis brings the viewer...

Professional and amateur fashion designers teamed up with talented architects, painters and theater people to entertain locals and visitors in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, with a unique fashion event entitled "New Beach - New Catwalk - Freedom of Expression On...

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (TMP), in collaboration with the Mount Athos Center, present “Mount Athos: lingering between image and photographic gaze” exhibition, as part of the “Words and Images” cycle of the museum. Beautiful images from Mount Athos, the so-called "Holy mountain" in Chalkidiki,...