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Greek Gov’t Takes Erdogan’s Territorial Claim Statement Too Lightly
The Greek government seems to be taking lightly the recent statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the Lausanne Treaty. Deputy Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis rushed to downplay...
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Ankara Mayor Says Aegean Islands Should Not Belong to Greece
Ankara Mayor İbrahim Melih Gökçek was the latest one to add a comment on Greece’s sovereignty of Aegean Sea islands, implying they should belong to Turkey. After the provocative comments by Turkey’s...
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Passionate Greek Women Perform at a Renovated Old Train Wagon
Fascinating Greek women from mythology to Modern Greece all meet at a renovated train wagon known as “To Treno sto Rouf.” The performance, in English, centers around the lives of three of Greece’s...
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Athens Celebrates 72nd Anniversary of Liberation From the German Army
“They are leaving! They are leaving!” was the joyous slogan heard from balconies, windows and rooftops as Athenians ran out onto the streets to join the throngs heading for Syntagma Square to...
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Turkish Foreign Minister Plays Down Erdogan’s Comments on Lausanne Treaty and...
“All countries have to abide by their international agreements and treaties, whether they like it or not,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an effort to play down a previous comment by...
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Ancient Greek Can Help Children With Dyslexia
The systematic teaching of the ancient Greek language can help children with dyslexia, linguistics and psychology professors say. According to a theory of Harvard Classics Professor Eric Havelock...
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Thessaloniki Celebrates 104th Liberation Anniversary
The First Balkan War in 1912, found Greece and allies Bulgaria and Serbia close to defeating the faltering Ottoman Empire in the Macedonia region. The Greek army was marching from victory to victory in...
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The Duty of Repeating the Proud ‘OXI’ of October 28, 1940 [video]
World War II started in September 1939, but Greece felt it for the first time when an Italian submarine torpedoed Greek warship “Elli” in August 15, 1940, during the feast of the Virgin Mary on Tinos....
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OXI: How Greece Delayed the German Attack on Russia Contributing to the...
Greece’s contribution to World War II was far greater than simply defeating the Italian army and shaming fascist leader Benito Mussolini. The Greek army fought bravely against the invading Germans too,...
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Skeleton of Worker From 550 BC Found in Greece
A human skeleton was found on the uninhabited island of Despotiko, that archaeologists believe is the remains of a worker circa 550 BC, says a Kathimerini newspaper report. The skeleton was found...
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U.S. President Obama to Speak Overlooking Acropolis
U.S. President Barack Obama will make his keynote speech in Athens at the Pnyka ancient site overlooking the Acropolis Hill, after Greece’s Central Archaeological Council granted rare permission to use...
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Turks Form Lines Outside Kemal Ataturk’s House in Thessaloniki
On Thursday, thousands of Turks lined outside the house in Thessaloniki where Kemal Atatürk was born, to honor the day of his death on November 10, 1938. The house of the emblematic Turkish leader,...
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Greece and Kazakhstan Continue ‘Bridge of Friendship’ With Archive Exchange...
According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Athens, Aleksei Volkov and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Yannis Amanatidis, have agreed to...
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The History of U.S. Presidents Visiting Greece
The arrival of Barack Obama in Greece on Tuesday marks the fourth visit of a U.S. President in the country, 17 years away since the last one. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first American President who...
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U.S. President Barack Obama at Acropolis
U.S. President Barack Obama visited Acropolis on Wednesday morning, on the second day of his official visit to Greece. The visit to Acropolis and Parthenon, Greece’s most important ancient monument,...
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Athens-Based ‘Communitism’ Organization Giving New Life to Crumbling...
Long before the financial crisis began nearly a decade ago in Greece there was a growing number of historic neo-classic era buildings that were derelict and in desperate need of restoration. Now a...
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Polytechneio Uprising Anniversary Continues to Be an Anti-American Celebration
The mayor of Kaisariani, a neighborhood in Athens, announced that U.S. President Barack Obama is persona non grata in Athens. No surprise there, as the mayor is a member of the Greek Communist Party...
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U.S. President Barack Obama Praises Greece and Democracy From Acropolis Hill...
A video of U.S. President Barack Obama praising the birthplace of democracy and the cradle of Western Civilization on the Acropolis Hill in Athens is posted on the White House Twitter account. The...
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Greek PM: Polytechneio Symbolizes People’s Need for More Democracy
The Polytechneio uprising does not fade from memory because it symbolizes people’s need and will for more democracy, said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday. Tsipras’ speech in parliament...
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Turkish President Erdogan: Lausanne Treaty Is Negotiable
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated a statement he first made over a month ago, saying that the Lausanne Treaty is subject to negotiation. The 1923 Lausanne Treaty delineates the borders...
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