Asia Minor
Ancient Greece
Greeks of Cappadocia Left Indelible Mark on History
The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived for millennia.
Greek News
Istanbul vs. Constantinople: Why Both Words Are Greek
Istanbul is a name that the Greeks actually gave to the city. "Istanbul" derives from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "into the city."
Europe
What Has Russia Ever Done For Greece?
The state of ties between Greece and Russia is dire. The negative energy is evident in the words and deeds of both parties.
The Greek government ordered all its embassies abroad to refrain from inviting diplomats from Belarus and Russia...
Ancient Greece
The Greek City That Was the Ceramic Center of the Ancient World
The Greek city of Klazomenai located near today's Izmir (Smyrna) was the center of ceramic production in the ancient world.
Unique Ancient Greek ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old type of water-basin used for rituals have recently been discovered during...
Greek News
Levissi: The Ghost Village in Turkey Once Home to 10,000 Greeks
The ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once a bustling Greek village on the slopes of a hill in the district of Fethiye, Turkey, almost opposite the island of Rhodes.
Greeks of the 5,000-year-old village were ethnically...
Ancient Greece
7 Cities in Turkey of Great Greek Heritage
In today’s land of Asia Minor, cradle of ancient Greek scientific and philosophical thought, visitors still find the remnants of a great past.
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra’s Ancient Pools: The Thermal Springs Built for the Queen
Once believed to have hosted the Ptolemaic queen of Egypt herself, the Cleopatra Pools - also known as the Pamukkale Antique Pool - is a popular tourist attraction in modern-day Turkey.
The Cleopatra Pools are located in what was once...
Greek News
The Haunting 100-year Parallel Between Greeks and Armenians
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2023 marks the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne, which efficiently ended the last traces of Greeks in Asia Minor and the Armenians in Artsakh.
By Julian McBride
2023 marks the centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne, which efficiently ended the...
Ancient Greece
Submerged Ancient Greek City Resurfaces in Turkey
The ruins of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor have become visible recently for the first time in three decades due to a drought that has caused the water of the Bayramiç Dam to recede.
The ruins belong to...