Constantinople Greeks: The Cosmopolitans of the Byzantine Empire’s Capital
Most people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps no better than the Greeks of Istanbul themselves.
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Most people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps no better than the Greeks of Istanbul themselves.
The Greeks of Istanbul do not typically use egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono) in their Easter soup, which is in fact a chicken soup. Instead, it is based on a roux, a mixture of butter...
The Greek diaspora call them “neophytes.” They are not just one or two – they are dozens, and in recent years their numbers have been increasing.
Greece – and Cyprus – are the Western countries closest to the Middle East. Having traditional ties, as well as trade relations, with most of the states in the region, Athens is co...
Two Greek tourists – a man and a woman – have been remanded in custody in Istanbul after allegedly unfurling a Greek flag inside Hagia Sophia and recording the act on video, accord...
Greece on Thursday rejected complaints by neighboring Turkey over the religious rights of the Greek Muslim population in Thrace.
Turkish travelers to Grewece topped 2.25 million last year, a sharp increase on an annual basis.
Turkish travelers to Grewece topped 2.25 million last year, a sharp increase on an annual basis.
It was midday on Good Friday on Areos Street in downtown Athens’ historic Monastiraki district, and some 2,000 worshippers – Greek and foreign – waited patiently in line.
When Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told Bob Simon of 60 Minutes in 2009 that he feels “crucified” in Turkey, he was not merely expressing personal anguish; he was articulating a...
Incidents of tension are escalating at the global symbol of Orthodoxy, with Greeks who raised a Greek flag inside the church now in prison The post Prayers and Greek flags at Hagia...
Greek Eurovision buffs hold up their country’s flag in downtown Vienna, as the Austrian capital welcomes thousands of fans from around the world for the Eurovision Song Contest fin...
On May 14, 1919, thousands of Greeks of Smyrna wore their best clothes and rushed to the city’s seafront to get a glimpse of the Hellenic Navy. On that day, what had been for centu...
Sadri Haghshenas spends her days selling borek – a layered, savory pastry – at a shop in Istanbul, but her mind is on her daughter in Tehran.
This Easter soup recipe comes from the Greeks of Istanbul and is nothing less than an ode to spring. Served on the night of Holy Saturday, it is cooked on a stovetop for several ho...
“No provision exists for the election of Muftis by the Minority, nor could this happen given that they are also entrusted with judicial and administrative responsibilities,” Athens...
One does not need to be an expert in diplomacy to understand the benefits of the so-called “positive agenda” in Greek-Turkish relations.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled this week that Turkey violated freedom of religion in a case involving two Greek Orthodox clergymen barred from running for leadersh...
A Turkish court in Istanbul has sentenced two Greek tourists to 10-month prison terms, suspended for five years, after they unfurled a Greek War of Independence-era flag inside Hag...
“Hezbollah or Allah?” – “God or his party?”– someone from Dilan Adamat’s group joked as a violent storm broke over a place where rain is rare.
The Italian Cultural Institute has been sold to a supermarket chain, but beneath its floors, the city’s Italian-Jewish history survives.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has marked the 573rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople by criticizing those who, he said, still harbor resentment over th...
From Alexandria to Hania and on to Omonia, the Ktistakis family’s syrup-filled loukoumades have sweetened Athens for generations.
Ο Νικόλαος Μπαλκίδης γεννήθηκε στον οικισμό Μισαηλάντων, ο οποίος ήταν χτισμένος σε πλαγιά, σε υψόμετρο περίπου 450μ στην κοιλάδα του Καλιάντερε, και βρισκόταν 21 χλμ νότια της Τρα...
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