Constantinople

On this day in 1821, Papanikolis broke the Ottoman’s morale at Lesvos

The naval battle of Eressos is considered the first frontal naval battle by the Greek navy during the Greek Revolution…

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22 May 337 – Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome (306-37) dies at 47

Constantine is famous for founding the city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul) originally known as Byzantium. He is also known…

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Feast Day of Agios Therapon, miracle worker and healer  

On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a monk and ascetic on the…

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On this day in 1771, Laskarina Bouboulina was born

Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825) was a Greek revolutionary and naval commander. An Arvanite Greek born in a Constantinople prison on May…

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May 11, 330: Byzantium renamed Constantinople and assigned as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire

On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire…

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April 24, a day Commemorating Armenian Genocide

April 24th is the day the world commemorates the Armenian Genocide committed by Turks in 1915. That day, 250 Armenian…

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On this day in 1930, Constantinople was renamed Istanbul

On this day in 1930, the name of Constantinople was officially changed to Istanbul by Ataturk's government, which requested all…

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Erdoğan orders Hagia Sophia be disinfected with rose water – Watch the BIZARRE video

On the occasion of Ramadan, the municipal authorities of the Fatih Municipality of Istanbul decided to carry out cleaning and…

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Turkish media outraged Greek FM wrote “Constantinople” instead of “Istanbul”

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was targeted by Turkish media because he referred to Istanbul by its original Greek name Constantinople…

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Emmanouil Karalis bags silver in the men’s pole vault

Emmanouil Karalis ended up second in the men’s pole vault, jumping over 5.80 meters in the final to earn himself…

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Miltos Tentoglou wins European indoor long jump gold with 8.30m (video)

Greek greatness prevails Miltiadis Tentoglou claims his third straight title with a triumphant jump of 8.30m in Istanbul. The Greek…

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Greece’s Andrikopoulos Wins Silver Medal at European Indoor Athletics Championships (Video)

Greek athlete Nikos Andrikopoulos won the silver medal in the triple jump event with 16.58 m. at the European Athletics…

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Miltiadis grabs the win in the men’s long jump competition

Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece grabs the win in the men's long jump after a nail-biting end to the competition in…

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Nikos Androulakis: A strong beating heart of Hellenism in Istanbul is a priority

Two historical educational institutions inextricably linked to the Greeks of Istanbul - the Phanar Greek Orthodox College and the Zografeion…

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Istanbul mayor Imamoglu: What does he think of Cyprus?

By Uzay Bulut Turkey’s main opposition, the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won the do-over election in…

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Person behind deadly Istanbul bombing arrested, says minister

Police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue…

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Turks triggered by image of Greek God Kratos in Istanbul metro

The last game in the popular God of War series, Ragnarök, has been available for a few days now on…

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The Basilica Cistern of Constantinople

The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of…

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Constantinople Recipes: How they’re cooked differently in Greece and Turkey

Recipes originating from Constantinople, often with roots from the East Roman (Byzantine) but with later changes as the Iberians brought…

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