Tag: Greeks of Turkey

Author Thea Halo Calls for Greek Education Minister’s Resignation Over Pontian Genocide Denial

Greek education minister Nikos Filis is facing an uproar of criticism from politicians, activists and numerous organizations of Pontian Greeks

November 5, 2015

(Video) Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis: Massacres Against Pontian Greeks “NOT” Genocide

In a controversial statement on Greek television, Greece’s current education minister Nikos Filis stated that although his government recognizes an

November 3, 2015

(Video) Greek Grandmothers Whose Photo Went Viral Were Children of Refugees Themselves

On the Greek island of Lesvos, today’s refugees are usually met by descendants of refugees. More than half the population

October 23, 2015

August 15th Liturgy Celebrated at Historic Panagia Soumela in Pontos by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

For only the 6th time in almost a century, a Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the historic monastery

August 17, 2015

Nazis, Turks Connected in Their Respective Holocausts

The killings of millions of Greeks, Armenians and other Christians by the Ottoman Turks between 1910-1922 remains one of the

June 1, 2015

The Word “Genocide” First Coined by a Jewish Scholar to Describe What Transpired in Turkey; Ten Questions with Author Lou Ureneck

Journalist and Boston University professor Lou Ureneck has written ‘The Great Fire: One American’s Mission to Rescue Victims of the

May 31, 2015

First Divine Liturgy in 93 Years Held in Historic Greek Orthodox Church in Izmir, Turkey

The St. Constantine Greek Orthodox Church in the western Turkish province of İzmir has reopened following renovations. A Divine Liturgy

May 16, 2015

Smyrneika Music To Make Historic Return To Smyrna this April

For the first time in almost a hundred years, the sounds of traditional instruments that gave “Smyrneika” music their distinct

March 24, 2015

Carson, California City Council Rejects Ataturk Statue Unanimously Following Heated Debate and Protests by Greek, Armenian Americans

Following an hours-long debate and heated and passionate pleas from Greek, Turkish and Armenian Americans before the Carson City Council,

March 5, 2015

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