Tag: Greeks of Turkey

French/German Public TV Network Releases Moving Documentary on ‘Last Greeks of Turkey’

ARTE-TV, a French-German public television broadcaster, journeyed to Turkey to interview and document the stories of that country’s tiny Greek

September 13, 2024

On This Day September 13, 1922: The Harrowing Account of the American Evacuation in Smyrna

Following is a harrowing account of the American evacuation of Smyrna. The story is actually the prologue of Professor Ureneck’s

September 12, 2024

Greek Orthodox Cemetery Desecrated in Turkey

A cemetery founded in the 1860s and the final resting place to Greek Orthodox residents of Istanbul, Turkey, was vandalized

August 26, 2024

Turkey’s Greek Community Gets Rare Opportunity on National Turkish Television

Laki Vingas, Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Former Elected Representative of Minority Foundations in Turkey, was the guest of

June 7, 2021

100th Anniversary “Remember Their Names” Asia Minor Memorial Project

In light of the upcoming centennial commemoration of the September 1922 Burning of Smyrna, the Greek America Foundation has launched

November 29, 2020
Ottoman Greeks

Help Us Preserve History: Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project

The Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project (OGUS) is a multifaceted interdisciplinary research project at the University of Florida.

October 16, 2020

Historic Greek Orthodox Orphanage Building in Turkey Collapses

A historic 215,000-square foot wooden building on the island of Prinkipos (Büyükada in Turkish) off the coast of Istanbul has

September 23, 2020

Greek Foreign Ministry Schools Turkey Over Ludicrous Minority Claims

Brushing off ludicrous claims by Turkey’s Foreign Minister about Greece’s handling of its Muslim minority, the Greek Foreign Ministry said

August 13, 2020
Istanbul

Greek Streets of Istanbul Through One Man’s Eyes

For centuries, even after the 1453 fall of Constantinople, a Greek population flourished in the city whose name eventually changed

January 14, 2020

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