The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the world and whose ruins were looted after…
A marble head of a child retrieved from the ashes of Smyrna on the Aegean coast of Anatolia is currently…
During the Ottoman period, the Turks referred to Smyrna as Gâvur İzmir (Infidel Smyrna) due to its large Christian population.…
Rebetiko is a kind of Greek folk music that started in Asia Minor, more specifically, in Smyrna and Constantinople.After the…
Today we commemorate the Pontian Greek victims of the Greek Genocide, perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks and Kemalists. During the…
"Today we pause to reflect on the victims of the Greek Genocide from the region of Pontus. May they forever…
May 19 marks the remembrance of the Pontian Greek Genocide (1916-1923), one of the darkest moments in Greece’s history. Records…
Smyrna was one of the greatest Ancient Greek cities to have existed in Asia Minor, today's Turkey. Before being Christianised,…
Pontus (Pontos), an ancient Greek word for “sea”, refers to the Black Sea and the surrounding coastal areas. The Greek…
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival kicked off its season yesterday Monday 9 May with the premiere of Gregory Karadinakis’…
A two-sided postcard with a stamp has been dedicated to “Armenian History: Smyrna” and been put into circulation. The HayPost…
“To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you’re in the cellar), be seen in…
Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of the ‘In Their Own Image:…
Erdoğan's officials continue attacking Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou due to what she recently stated at the presentation of the plan…
The Turkish Casus Belli against Greece was "analysed" on the front page article of the pro-government newspaper Aydinlik, reiterating Ankara's…
I am from Smyrna, and this is my Smyrna, cosmopolitan and loud, full of joy, feasts and delights
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias is visiting the Turkish city of Smyrna (Σμύρνα, Turkish: İzmir) on Tuesday. He is heading…
On this day in 1922, The Great Fire of Smyrna begins On September 13, 1922, Turkish soldiers at the end…
On this day, 9th September, in 1922, at around 11 am, Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna entering the city from…
On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the capital of Ionia. Smyrna is…