Turkish authorities released the Greek student who was detained on June 6 on the allegations he was involved in provoking the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul last weekend. George Iatridis, 25, who was reportedly studying in Turkey under the Erasmus mobility program, was among other foreigners who were detained by the Turkish police for promoting [...]
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Greek Student Arrested in Turkey Protests
A 25-year-old Greek is allegedly among eleven foreign citizens that were arrested during the anti-government demonstrations in Turkey on June 5. They are expected to be interrogated about the role they played in the demonstrations. The arrested is a postgraduate student named Giorgos Iatridis, who is in Turkey on the Erasmus program (European Community Action [...]
Greek Students Caught in Turkish Riots
The protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul turned into a massive anti-government demonstration after the Turkish riot police tried to violently break up a sit-in in the square. Soon enough thousands of protestors took the streets on June 1 and the Turkish police fired tear gas canisters and water cannons to [...]
Paradise of the Aegean to be Sold to Turkey
According to the popular Turkish daily newspaper Sabah, the Greek ship-owner, Constantinos Agapitos, suggested to sell or lend Turkey the ship, Paradise of the Aegean. The ship is 200m long and has a capacity of 180 TIR trucks and 100 vehicles and the suggestion mainly concerns Turkey’s wish to operate a floating hospital. Agapitos said, [...]
Documentary Tribute to Imvros
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 Foundation has co-produced, together with ERT, under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I [...]
New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
Ankara and Athens have initiated efforts to build a new bridge between Turkey and Greece to ease traffic, Anatolia news agency reported quoting Turkish Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade, Fatih Metin. Metin examined the border gate of Ipsala on May 23 and said that they have started renewing the border gates in order to [...]
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