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Turkish Mayor Refers to Himself as “the Mayor of Adrianoupolis”
The Mayor of Edirne, Turkey, Recep Gürkan, has come under attack on social media for welcoming tourists to his province with multilingual posters put up all over the city. Some posters were in Greek and used the Greek version...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Pithos Burials Unearthed in Turkey
Pithos burials have been discovered in the ancient city of Antandros, on the skirts of the Kaz Mountains, in the western province of Balikesir’s Edremit district, a Hurriyet Daily News report says.
Pithos are big vessels mainly made of clay...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Greek Ship in Black Sea
Off the coast of the Black Sea in the Mykolaiv region, archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient Greek shipwreck dating back more than 2.5 thousand years.
The ship, discovered during a joint expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of NAS...
Crime
France, US, Russia, Asking Greece to Extradite Russian Cybercrime Suspect
In the summer of 2017 Greek authorities arrested bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik in northern Greece, where he is also currently in prison.
The arrest of the 38-year-old former bitcoin platform operator was made at the request of the U.S....
Archaeology
Symbolism of Greek Statues in Beyoncé and Jay-Z Apesh*t Video (Video)
Over the weekend Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the world's hottest hip-hop couple, dropped their first joint album on Tidal called "Everything Is Love".
The only video to be released thus far for the nine new tracks is for the song "Apesh*t",...
Europe
Hagia Sophia in İznik: Historical Church Turned Mosque
The Hagia Sophia at Nicaea, located in modern-day Iznik, Turkey, is a historical part of Byzantine-era history.
Originally built as a church, Hagia Sophia was constructed in the middle of the city in the 6th century and was modeled after...
Europe
Crowd Gasps as Horse Throws Athina Onassis at Showjumping Event
Athina Onassis has made recent headlines due to her highly publicized divorce from her husband Alvaro de Miranda Neto (Doda). The details of the divorce revealed that Doda had been stepping out of his 11-year-marriage for over 8 years...
Art
From Greece to the UK: Art Exhibition ‘Building Peace Though the Oceans’ Promotes Positive Dialogues on the Impact of Migrants
Humanitarian artist Salma Zulfiqar created the installation "Building Peace Though the Oceans" as a way to build "peace through the ocean – as a vehicle to promote debate about migrants, she recently told Greek Reporter.
Humanitarian artist Salma Zulfiqar created...
Europe
The Top Three Greek Islands Russian Tourists Choose for 2017
More Russian tourists are visiting the Greek islands than in past tourist seasons and have a significant increase in demand for all-inclusive tourists packages, according to a publishing by the Russian Tour Operator Association, ATOR.
Russian tour operators such as...
Europe
What are the Most Popular Hotels in Greece for Germans?
During the summer months many Germans choose Greece as their vacation destination. The fvw Hotelometer in cooperation with data analysis company TrevoTrend counts booking requests for holiday hotels. Let's take a look at data to see which popular hotels...