Pontian Genocide

Commemoration of the Pontian Genocide: 105 Years Since the Massacre of 353,000 Victims

Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Pontian Genocide, a systematic campaign of violence and persecution against the Greek population…

19 May 2024

Pontian Genocide Memorial Seminar: Exploring Pontus Through History and Culture

GREEK HISTORY AND CULTURE SEMINARS: The Greek Community of Melbourne, in collaboration with Pontiaki Estia, will host the Annual Pontian…

7 May 2024

GREEK COMMUNITY OF MELBOURNE LIT UP THE GREEK CENTRE IN RED TO COMMEMORATE THE GREEK GENOCIDE IN PONTUS

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) lights up the Greek Centre in red. It stands in solidaritywith the descendants of…

17 May 2023

"Atatürk Pavilion" belonged to wealthy Trabzon Greek banker Konstantinos Kapagiannidis

The residence of wealthy Greek banker Konstantinos Kapagiannidis (1868-1915) is situated in the Trabzon province of north-eastern Turkey. It was…

4 February 2023

Anatolia College in Merzifon and the Greek Genocide

Anatolia College was located in the city of Merzifon, Turkey. The college was founded in 1886 and chartered by the…

6 January 2023

Turkey disturbed by unveiling of monument to victims of Greek Genocide in Pontos

The unveiling of a monument to the memory of the Pontian Greek victims of the Greek Genocide took place on…

10 October 2022

Magdalini Pavlidou: 107-year-old Pontian survivor of the Greek Genocide recounts her horrors

Magdalini Pavlidou, from Uzala in today's Black Sea coast of Turkey, is 107 years old and is one of the…

21 May 2022

GREEK GENOCIDE: The last Greek warrior in Pontus was Sergeant Eleni Çavuş

During the Greek Genocide of 1913-23, nearly a million Greeks were massacred, with 353,000 of those from the region of…

19 May 2022

GREEK GENOCIDE: The Pontian Greeks who fought hard and bravely against Turkish genocide perpetrators

Today we commemorate the Pontian Greek victims of the Greek Genocide, perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks and Kemalists. During the…

19 May 2022

Today we pause to reflect on the victims of the Greek Genocide from the Pontus region

"Today we pause to reflect on the victims of the Greek Genocide from the region of Pontus. May they forever…

19 May 2022

May 19, Remembering the Pontian Greek Genocide

May 19 marks the remembrance of the Pontian Greek Genocide (1916-1923), one of the darkest moments in Greece’s history. Records…

19 May 2022

Timeline of the Greek Pontian Genocide of 1914-1923

Pontus (Pontos), an ancient Greek word for “sea”, refers to the Black Sea and the surrounding coastal areas. The Greek…

18 May 2022

Greek Community of Melbourne presents the First Pontian Genocide

The Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek History and Culture Public Seminar Series in association with  Pontiaki Estia will be presenting…

11 May 2022

Turkish DM claims Greece torpedoes dialogue through statements about Greek Genocide

A new round of provocative statements were made by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar by claiming that Greek politicians and…

21 May 2021

Nagorno-Karabakh commemorates the Greek Genocide in Pontus (VIDEO)

Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday night commemorated the Greek Genocide of Pontus perpetrated by Turkish forces during and after World War I.…

21 May 2021

Athens and Thessaloniki light up for Greek Genocide of Pontus Remembrance Day

To commemorate the Greek Genocide of Pontus, Greece's Parliament building in Athens and the White Tower in Thessaloniki were lit up.…

20 May 2021

Evzones turn Pontic for the day to commemorate Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

To commemorate the Greek Genocide of Pontus, the famous Evzones soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma…

20 May 2021

Greek Foreign Ministry hits back at Turkey's claim that the Greek Genocide is a "delusion"

Following Turkey's statement that the Greek Genocide is a "delusion" and a "distortion of history," the Greek Foreign Ministry hit…

20 May 2021

The last Greek warrior in Pontus was Sergeant Eleni Çavuş

During the Greek Genocide of 1913-23, nearly a million Greeks were massacred, with 353,000 of those from the region of…

20 May 2021

Turkey says Greek Genocide is "delusional" and "distortion of historical events"

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have eviently caused frustration in Ankara for honouring the memory of the…

20 May 2021

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