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Three Greek five-year-olds on the Aegean island of Imvros, or Gökçeada in Turkish, are going to get the chance to go to a Greek kindergarten, the Turkish Education Ministry has announced. “It is a positive development instigated by the community...

The Greek crisis could be causing Greek families to migrate to Turkey. The Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reports that the mayor of the Imvros island (Gökçeada),located in the Canakalle province in the Aegean Sea, said that Greek families are migrating...

Nikolaos Karanikolas, a Turkish citizen of Greek origin who lives permanently in the island of Imvros, was appointed to the municipal police. Karanikolas applied for the post last April and the island's Mayor Cetin Unal approved his position in March 2014. "I am...

Impressive is the title of the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet on the imminent reopening of the Greek primary school on the island of Imvros. Hürriyet's headline "Kali Arhi" in Greek, is translated into the equivalent Turkish expression. The Turkish newspaper writes that...

The private Greek School on the island of  Imvros, which now belongs to Turkey, will reopen on Sept. 16, after 49 years, although with only two students for now although more are expected even though they will not be...

A documentary viewing and an open discussion, in cooperation with the Hellenic American Education Center and the association Hellenic Roots will mark the reopening of the Greek Primary School on the island of Imvros after 48 years. The Hellenic History...

A Greek Orthodox elementary school is about to reopen on Imvros Island, as the Minister of National Education of Turkey, Nabi Avci announced. The Ministry accepted the demand to re-open the school for the Greek minority in the same...

Archbishop Ieronymos will accompany Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to his birthplace on Imvros island in Turkey, on August 21  to attend the feast day at the Agioi Theodori village and mark the Orthodox service in honor of the Virgin Mary....

“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...

Greek Foreign Minister, Stavros Lmabrinidis is the first Greek Foreign Minister to visit the island Imvros. Mr. Lambrinidis participated in the celebrations in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who celebrates his 50 years in priesthood and 20 years serving as...

The European Commission condemned vandalism and committed to follow the developments regarding it. This was mentioned by Commissioner Fole.  Fole is responsible for enlargement, in response to a written question by MEP for ND, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, on the occasion of...

Turkey condemned desecration against a cemetery belonging to Greek Orthodox citizens on Imvros island. Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday: "we regret that many grave-stones in a cemetery belonging to our Greek Orthodox citizens in Imvros...

America's Archbishop Demetrius accompanied the Ecumenical Patriarch to the island of Imvros.  He officiated the opening ceremony at The Church of St. Demetrius at the cave of Imvros. The Metropolitan of Imvros, Tenedos, and many Imvriots and friends of...

Members of the Society for Study and Listing of Diaspora Hellenism – with the main coordinators being its president, Dr. Constantine Paschalidis, and the editor of the “Akrita” newspaper of Xanthi, Evangelos Vasiliadis – have planned and realised an...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew inaugurated the Saints  Constantine and Eleni Church on Imbros on Tuesday in the presence of New Democracy Chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The conservative party leader arrived on the island on Monday evening for the ceremony. On Tuesday morning...