Trabzon

Ekrem İmamoğlu danced Pontian in his village: "God blessed me"

"God gave me the blessing to be born in a small village and to be the mayor of the most…

9 months ago

Help Save Romeyka! Academic launches “last chance” crowdsourcing tool for Pontian Greeks

University of Cambridge lecturer Dr Ioanna Sitaridou has launched a new initiative for Romeyka speakers. The endangered Romeyka language, indigenous…

10 months ago

"I heard people speaking Greek growing up in Trabzon": The Turkish students learning Greek in Istanbul

Turkish students, a small selection of the 150-200 who applied for the course, were awarded diplomas for learning Greek after…

11 months ago

Poster of Hamas militant appears on the Byzantine walls of Trapezounta

A poster of a Hamas militant appeared on the Eastern Roman (Byzantine)-era walls of Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα, Turkish: Trabzon), Turkey. The…

1 year ago

Panagia Soumela Monastery in Trabzon Breaks Visitor Record

The historic Panagia Soumela Monastery in Trabzon has achieved a record-breaking number of visitors, as indicated by official data released…

1 year ago

Turks targeted celebrations at Sumela Monastery for political reasons

The Ecumenical Patriarchate published a statement in which it stated that some politicians had targeted religious activities in recent days…

1 year ago

Sacred Panagia Soumela of Mount Vermion

The original Soumela monastery in Trabzon on the Black Sea was an Orthodox symbol for 16 centuries. Following its destruction,…

1 year ago

Trabzonspor-AEK: Tourist ad for the illegally occupied territories of Cyprus

AEK travelled to Trapezounta (Τραπεζούντα, Turkish: Trabzon) yesterday and faced Trabzonspor in the last friendly game of the summer preseason.…

1 year ago

"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…

2 years ago

TURKEY: Androulakis and Kailis bring the desecration of the Panagia Soumela to the EU

The President of PASOK and the Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, and the Vice President of the European Parliament, Eva…

3 years ago

Athens denounces Soumela Monastery dj music event

The Greek Foreign Ministry has condemned a decision by the Turkish authorities to allow what appears to be an electronic…

3 years ago

The "disco" of Panagia Soumela: Extremists do not respect it because it symbolises Pontian Hellenism

The historical monument of Pontian Hellenism, Panagia Soumela, is in the foreground again after a video clip showed the churchyard…

3 years ago

Erdoğan uses children for his election campaign (VIDEO)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Black Sea city of Trabzon a few days ago for one of his…

3 years ago

Turkey: Hagia Sophia “Mosque” in Nicaea/Iznik

Turkey: Hagia Sophia “Mosque” in Nicaea/Iznik By Uzay Bulut Much of the international community has been shocked by the news…

3 years ago

World Greek Language Day: The "unknown" Pontic Greek dialects in Turkey

On World Greek Language Day today, Sputnik Hellas remembers an unknown Pontic Greek dialect spoken even today in Turkey, as…

4 years ago

Turkey: Hagia Sophia “Mosque” in Nicaea/Iznik

By Uzay Bulut Much of the international community has been shocked by the news concerning Turkey’s conversion of two historic…

4 years ago

Assumption of Mary celebrated in Pontian monastery among icons destroyed by Turkish vandals

The Moni Panagias Soumela (Μονή Παναγίας Σουμελά) Monastery has conducted its seventh annual ritual since the Turkish regime allowed it…

4 years ago

Panagia Soumela Monastery in Trabzon reopens after five years of restoration work

The historic Monastery of Panagia Soumela in Trabzon of Pontus reopened after five years of restoration work. The monastery was…

4 years ago