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Turkish Anger as Man Unfurls Greek Flag in Hagia Sophia

A man unfurled the Greek flag inside the historic site of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul causing anger in Turkey. Apostolos Papatheodorou, a Greek visitor, caused a stir when he proudly displayed the Greek flag and captioned his Instagram post with...

Greece Opens Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki for Eid Muslim Prayers

The iconic Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece, will be open for the first time in more than 100 years for Muslim prayers during Eid al-Fitr on April 10, Greek authorities announced. The Ottoman monument was built by Italian architect Vitaliano...

The Stunning Ancient Greek Treasures of the Pontus Kingdom

Ancient Greek treasures dated from the Kingdom of Pontus, a Hellenistic state located in the northeastern part of Anatolia, will be displayed in a new museum in the city of Samsun, Turkey. Among the antiquities is the Amisos Treasure. It...

Greece and Turkey Vow to Build on Positive Momentum

Greece and Turkey reiterated their joint commitment to build on the existing positive momentum during a meeting of foreign ministry officials on Monday in Ankara. The meeting between Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akcapar...

Will Turkey’s Enormous Istanbul Canal Project Move Ahead?

An ambitious "Suez Canal" project in Turkey, spearheaded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and known as the Istanbul Canal, aims to transform the city into a global trade hub, with an estimated cost of $9.2 billion. In 2021, the Turkish...

Archaeologists Discover 8,600-Year-Old Bread in Turkey

Archaeologists have discovered an 8,600-year-old loaf of bread inside a structure which resembles an oven in Catalhoyuk in south-central Turkey, a site which is renowned for being one of the earliest known regions of urban settlement in the world. Located...

Ancient Greek Graves Found on Tenedos Island

Child graves dated 2,700 years ago have been unearthed from the necropolis site of the ancient Greek city of Tenedos, in modern day Bozcaada district of Çanakkale, Turkey. The graves belong to children who seem to have died at an...

Santa: The Ruins of the Deserted Greek Town in Pontus

The Greek town of Santa, Dumanli in Turkish, situated in Pontus, has been a ghost town suffering neglect ever since the Greeks were forced to flee their ancestral homes in the exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923. Santa, surrounded...

The 1,500-Year-Old Lady’s Sandals With Sweet Message in Greek

A pair of 1,500-year-old lady's sandals with a sweet message in Greek was discovered during a dig in Istanbul. The sandals have become one of the major attractions of the city's archaeological museum. There is a message in Greek on...

Seismologists Warn of Earthquake and Tsunami Danger in Istanbul

Earthquake and tsunami fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as residents in Europe’s most populous city fear they could face similar devastation. The city lies near the North Anatolia faultline, a geological danger that has...