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Greek Male Model Petrakis is Turkish Designers’ Muse

Elias Petrakis is currently one of the most well-known and most wanted male models in global runways. With his prominence in the fashion industry having skyrocketed lately, the young model is becoming the muse for many Turkish fashion designers,...

Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomes Decision to Reopen School in Imvros

“Divine Providence has a future, and potential and Resurrection for us in store, not the end, and damage and loss”, said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from his homeland, Imvros. The Ecumenical Patriarch publicly commented on the news regarding the pending re-opening...

Turkish University Drama Club Brings “Medea” To Europe

Turkish Sabancı University’s Drama Club SuOyuncuları will present their English-language “Medea” performance in different universities around Europe The tour of the ancient Greek tragedy will start on January 23 in Stuttgart, Germany, where the Turkish Consul General, Mustafa Türker Ari,...

Turkish Businessmen Attending Summit In Greece In September

Turkish daily Sabah reported that an organized trip of 200 Turkish businessmen will visit Greece in September, in order to take part in a privatization plan valued at an estimated 50 billion Euros. The Greek Business Federation made an open...

New Excavations and Search for Holy Water At Orthodox Church in Ayvalik

New archaeological excavations are being conducted at the Orthodox Church of Faneromeni in Ayvalik, a district of Balekisir, under the auspices of the Municipality and the Turkish Ministry of Culture. The findings of the excavations at the centre of the...

Professor Hakki Bilgehan Translates “Erotokritos” Into Turkish

Born 86 years ago in Izmir, Professor Hakki Bilgehan grew up listening to the Greek language, and most particularly to the dialect of the people living on the island of Crete. The Turkish microbiology professor in Ege Univrsitesi, based in...

Funeral Ceremony Held for Legendary Fenerbahce Greek-Turkish Player Lefter

The funeral ceremony of Lefter Küçükandonyadis was held at the Fenerbahce soccer team’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the ceremony, which brought the supporters of Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas and Trabzonspor teams together. 10,000 people participated...

Greek-Turkish Chamber of Northern Greece Proposes Partnership with Turkish Businessmen

The Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey (TUSKON) held a meeting with representatives from the Greek-Turkish Chamber of Northern Greece in Istanbul. Secretary General of the Greek-Turkish Chamber of Northern Greece Nikolaos Margaropoulos informed the TUSKON officials about the activities of...

Reopening of Greek Minority School on Gokceada Island

The representative of the Minorities’ Foundations at the Turkish General Directorate of Foundations (VGM), Mr. Lakis Vingas, announced the reopening of a Greek minority school on the island of Gokceada (Imvros) after the Turkish authorities approved the relevant request. In...

Εcumenical Patriarchate Denounces Russian Interference in the Ephraim Case

Τhe Ecumenical Patriarchate denounced the interference of the Russian Orthodox Church in the case of Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi, after the Holy Synod concluded on Tuesday. In its official announcement, the Patriarchate points out that Mount Athos lies within the...