LAUSANNE

Greek diplomacy clearly did not handle the Fredi Beleri case well. Its contradictory messages and moves didn't help. With such matters, it is important to decide on the approach from the onset.

American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis penned a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday concerning Turkey's renewed intentions to convert the historic Chora Church in Istanbul into a mosque later this month, according to press reports.

Greece still has a long way to go to before it strengthens its competitiveness and climbs the world rankings, leaving the low positions it has been in for years.

The Treaty of Lausanne encompasses the 143 articles of the treaty itself, along with 17 conventions, protocols and declarations negotiated between the defeated Turkey and all the victorious powers of World War I. It is not an agreement between Greece and Turkey.

In response to the recent government reshuffle, opposition parties in Greece launched criticism against the administration. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis announced the changes on Wednesday afternoon.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis backed New Democracy lawmaker Angelos Syrigos who was criticized by the main opposition for saying that the Treaty of Lausanne, a 1923 peace accord which, among other things, forged modern Greece and Turkey's borders, is mostly "outdated."

Under the baton of conductor Gürer Aykal, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) performed a special concert in memory of İsmet İnönü, the second president of Türkiye, on the night of Dec. 22 at CSO Ada Ankara in the Turkish capital.

Swiss authorities have presented a centennial composition as a gift to Türkiye, which is celebrating the 100th year of its foundation this year, blending traditional Turkish and Swiss melodies.

Rock music and Mozart come together in a production by Le Presbyter - Ballet for Life - Bejart Ballet Lausanne at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr).

Democracy is the hope of the human race, Türkiye's founding leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk told U.S. journalist Isaac Marcosson for an interview originally published by The Saturday Evening Post on Nov. 20, 1923.

Atatürk unveiled his nation's most crucial values and principles, notably democracy, before the declaration of the Republic in an interview with the U.S. journalist.