The Balkans is the least developed region of Europe, which is squarely due to the backwardness of the Ottomans. Education…
The White Tower is without a doubt the ultimate landmark in Thessaloniki due to its vast historical significance and prominent…
On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which led the way to the…
On this day in 1823, Greek Independence war hero Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350 Souliote Greeks he led attacked…
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) are co-organising next…
Odysseas Androutsos was born on the Ionian island of Ithaca in 1788 and was the only son of the famous…
On this day in 1913, the Balkan League, consisting of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, utterly defeated the Ottoman Empire,…
April 6 marks the beginning of the Greek Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. It was Monday after Easter in 1914,…
The military parade on March 25 for Greek Independence Day was magnificent and included the maiden flight of the French-made…
The US experienced Greek fever in the 1820s, something which sparked the massive contribution of American philhellenism to the Greek…
The Greek National Anthem, also referred to as the Hymn to Liberty or the Hymn to Freedom, is a song…
Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis, known as the ultimate symbol and leading figure of the Greek War of Independence, which took…
Former member of the far right Grey Wolves and one of the leading figures of the Turkish underworld, Alaattin Çakıcı,…
Britain’s Culture Secretary Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says restoring the Sculptures to their homeland of Greece would only serve to…
I haven't had a chance to read the book "The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs" by American historian and London…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of the Greek Orthodox Taksiarhis…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reportedly handed out free bread rolls (koulouria) in Taksim Square on Friday in what…
On this day in 1912, the commander of the 8th Turkish army corps, Hasan Tahsin Pasha, signed the protocol officially…
The Balkan League, comprising of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, declared war against the Ottoman Empire on October 8, 1912,…
On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which led the way to the…