Ottoman empire

The negative effects of the Ottoman Empire on education is still felt to this day in the Balkans

The Balkans is the least developed region of Europe, which is squarely due to the backwardness of the Ottomans. Education…

3 days ago

Thessaloniki's iconic White Tower

The White Tower is without a doubt the ultimate landmark in Thessaloniki due to its vast historical significance and prominent…

3 days ago

September 23, Tripoli celebrates its liberation from the Turks

On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which led the way to the…

5 days ago

On this day in 1823, Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350 Greeks attacked thousands of Ottomans

On this day in 1823, Greek Independence war hero Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350 Souliote Greeks he led attacked…

1 month ago

Treaty of Lausanne: International conference for the 100th anniversary of the signing

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) are co-organising next…

4 months ago

On this day in 1825, Odysseas Androutsos passes away

Odysseas Androutsos was born on the Ionian island of Ithaca in 1788 and was the only son of the famous…

4 months ago

May 30, 1913: Southern Epirus, Macedonia and Aegean islands unify with Greece from Ottoman Empire

On this day in 1913, the Balkan League, consisting of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, utterly defeated the Ottoman Empire,…

4 months ago

Black Easter: The First Phase of the Greek Genocide Begins in Eastern Thrace

April 6 marks the beginning of the Greek Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. It was Monday after Easter in 1914,…

6 months ago

Greek Independence Day celebrated with MAGNIFICENT military parade in Athens- See EXCLUSIVE images

The military parade on March 25 for Greek Independence Day was magnificent and included the maiden flight of the French-made…

6 months ago

James Jakob Williams: The African-American philhellene who fought in the Greek War of Independence

The US experienced Greek fever in the 1820s, something which sparked the massive contribution of American philhellenism to the Greek…

6 months ago

The Greek National Anthem (VIDEO)

The Greek National Anthem, also referred to as the Hymn to Liberty or the Hymn to Freedom, is a song…

6 months ago

February 4, 1843, Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis passes away

Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis, known as the ultimate symbol and leading figure of the Greek War of Independence, which took…

8 months ago

Alaattin Çakıcı: The Turkish "Al Capone" threatened Greece

Former member of the far right Grey Wolves and one of the leading figures of the Turkish underworld, Alaattin Çakıcı,…

9 months ago

British Culture Secretary Warns: Returning the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece “A Very Dangerous and Slippy Road"

Britain’s Culture Secretary Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says restoring the Sculptures to their homeland of Greece would only serve to…

10 months ago

Where is the beautification of the Ottoman empire going now, even a hundred years after its abolition?

I haven't had a chance to read the book "The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs" by American historian and London…

10 months ago

European Human Rights Court fines Turkey for violating Greek Church rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of the Greek Orthodox Taksiarhis…

11 months ago

Erdogan hands out free 'Greek' bread rolls in re-election bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reportedly handed out free bread rolls (koulouria) in Taksim Square on Friday in what…

11 months ago

Thessaloniki was liberated by the Greek Army from the Ottomans on this day in 1912

On this day in 1912, the commander of the 8th Turkish army corps, Hasan Tahsin Pasha, signed the protocol officially…

11 months ago

October 8, 1912: First Balkan War begins as Greece and allies decolonise most of Ottoman Europe

The Balkan League, comprising of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, declared war against the Ottoman Empire on October 8, 1912,…

12 months ago

On September 23, Tripoli Celebrates its Liberation from the Turks

On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which led the way to the…

1 year ago

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