Turkey

Greece could soon go bankrupt due to the crushing interest payments it is being forced to pay as part of an international restructuring plan, daily Hurriyet website reports today quoting Turkish President Abdullah Gul.  The President stated this to...

Greece has revoked a restriction on the sale of border-area real estate to non-EU nationals, effectively making it possible for Turkish citizens to buy property on Greek islands. Local delegations will be formed to authorize the sale of real estate...

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew, will be paying a visit to the region of Smyrna, starting on Friday, May 27th until Sunday, May 29th. A highlight of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit will be the Saturday’s vespers service,...

Last Wednesday, Turkish students from Bahçeşehir University, who study the Greek language, applauded with great excitement traditional dances from Greece and Constantinople.  The traditional dances included “Hasapikos”, presented by the famous dance group “Eis tin Polin”. The group took...

According to exclusive information from star.gr, a delegation from the production of the Turkish reality show “Turkey’s Got Talent” will arrive in Greece to audition Greeks who want to participate in the reality show. The auditions will take place in Komotini next Thursday....

According to the Turkish magazine “Αzinlikca”, Mrs. Emine Erdogan, the wife of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , will visit Thrace next Sunday due to cultural events.  She will be accompanied by Egemen Bağış, member of the Turkish Parliament,...

Bahadir Karaosman is a young man from Rize (ancient Rizaion) of Pontos. He is a Turkish civilian, who grew up among Muslim Pontians and studied Greek literature in Istanbul. When his friend Vasilis Tsartsanis told him that there would...

Turkish prosecutors added a probe to their investigation into an alleged coup plot against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Radikal newspaper stated. They are now interested in investigating the possibility of a plot to assassinate Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I. The cases were...

The leading Publishing House “Ιletisim”, promoting democracy in Turkey, has published a new book in the Turkish language titled “The Ecumenical Patriarchate”.  The book aims to inform the public regarding the real and deep meaning of the controversial “Ecumenical”,...

The first Modern Greek Language Department in Turkey completes this year, twenty successful years in operation, under the Language, History and Geography School of Ankara University, founded in the 30's. The department of Modern Greek Language and Literature, with its...