“The Evzones of the Presidential Guard are the custodians of our historical memory,” President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said during the ceremony celebrating the Patron Saint of the Presidential Guard, new…
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Every region of Greece has their own unique traditions, but when we think of the lyra, most people will automatically think of Pontian music, despite its prevalence elsewhere, including Crete. This Christmas…
The Presidential Guard (Προεδρική Φρουρά) are the epitome of bravery and freedom, honouring the heroes thousands of years on, who fought and sacrificed for the land on which they stand on.
Sofia Ivanidi and her daughter Eva live in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh, and they, like thousands of other civilians, found themselves in the heart of a new war in the region.…
The Pontian-Greek Society in the USA has announced in a Facebook post that they are donating $100,000 to Armenia as it continues its defense against the Turkish-sponsored Azerbaijani military/Syrian mercenary invasion attempt…
If one finds themselves in Artsakh, internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan but having a de facto independence since Armenian forces won a decisive victory for independence in 1994, one will…
Tuma Çelik, a Kurdish Member of Parliament from the Mardin district, has called on the Turkish parliament to investigate and speak of the Greek Genocide (1913-1923). From his Twitter he called for…
Turkey accused Greece’s parliament on Tuesday for supposed “baseless and delirious statements” about the Greek Genocide in Pontus. Turkish state-run media Anadolu Agency said Greece’s statements were “under the pretext of marking…
Graffiti was sprayed on the path in front of the Pontian Genocide Monument in Arnissa, a town in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, on the occasion of May 19, the Pontian…
Speaking in 2018 to Pontian Greeks living in Toronto about the genocide of their ancestors, former General Frangoulis Frangos of the Greek Military revealed the leading role of the Germans, Stohos reported.…
“Today we pause to reflect on the victims of the Greek Genocide from the region of Pontus. May they forever rest in peace. We will never forget them. And while the eternal…
Today we commemorate the Greek Genocide victims of the Pontus region. During the Greek Genocide, over a million were exterminated by Ottoman and Kemalist forces, 353,000 of them were Greeks from Pontus.…
“The booklet of originally sixty print pages in the Greek language, published by the war correspondent Konstantinos Faltaits as early as 1921 makes a very depressing reading, for it comprises episodes which…
Candles for the 350,000 Pontian Greeks exterminated by Turkish troops and Kurdish para-militaries, were lit on Monday night in the centre of Thessaloniki. The candles were lit by members of the Pontian…
May 19 marks the remembrance of the Pontian Greek Genocide (1916-1923), one of the darkest moments in Greece’s history. Records kept mainly by priests show a minimum 350,000 Pontian Greeks exterminated by…
With the popularity of Greek City Times’ interview with Merve Tanrıkulu, demands were made that we speak with more performers in Turkey who are keeping Pontian traditions and music alive. This time…
The Pontian Greek dialect, or more commonly known as Romeika (Ρωμαίικα), is thought to have died as a language in Turkey after the the 1923 population exchange when all the Christian Greeks…
The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia has written a letter objecting to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s upcoming visit to Australia to attend the ANZAC Day commemoration events, stating, “Erdogan’s visit is…
The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia has asked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take a stance against Turkey’s invasion of Syria. The President of the Federation, Peter Stefanidis, recently sent…
This year marks 100 years since the Pontian Genocide (1916-1923), one of the darkest moments in Greece’s history. Records kept mainly by priests show a minimum 350,000 Pontian Greeks exterminated by Turkish troops and Kurdish…