Balkan Wars
Students mark dual anniversaries for Thessaloniki
Students from twenty primary and secondary schools of Thessaloniki marched on Saturday morning on Tsimiski Street as part of the celebrations to mark the anniversaries of the city's liberation from Ottoman rule on October 27th, 1912, during the First Balkan War, and the Ochi Day on October 28.
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Book Review: Balkan Muslims, a Community in Danger?
Minarets in the Mountains recounts a road trip Hussain and his family took in the summer of 2016 through the former Yugoslavia and Albania in search of Europe's indigenous Muslim communities, their history and heritage.
British Photographer’s Images Record Post-War Balkan Journeys
Many international photojournalists became famous for the pictures that they took during the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s - but unlike them, photographer and film-maker Chris Leslie arrived after the conflicts ended and has spent the years since then documenting the region in the post-war era.
Balkan Supernatural Folklore Tales Inspire Turkish Horror Author
Abdulharis Pasha of Strandzha, a mountainous region that straddles modern-day Turkey and Bulgaria, was the son of an Ottoman lord.
He joined the Ottoman army as a commander during the 16th Century siege of Vienna, and was made a pasha to combat Balkan bandits - although later he went on to become a bandit himself.
Remains of Ottoman soldiers unearthed after 108 years
A mass grave belonging to soldiers who died while serving in the 86th Regiment of the Ottoman Army in what is today a suburban district of Istanbul during the Balkan War has been unearthed.
Today Is the 111th Anniversary of Bulgaria's Declaration of Independence
The 111th anniversary of Bulgaria's declaration of independence is celebrated today. On that day in 1908, Prince Ferdinand proclaimed that Bulgaria was no longer a vassal principality of the Ottoman Empire. The political and financial dependence imposed on Bulgarians by European powers through the Berlin Treaty remains in the past.
Serbia Under Bulgarian Occupation: Documenting WWI Crimes
The central topic of Pisarri's book, which he developed out of his PhD thesis and which was originally published in Italian, is crimes against Serbian civilians in the part of the Kingdom of Serbia that was occupied by Bulgaria in 1915. The book will be issued in a Serbian translation this autumn.
Pavlopoulos: Greeks know how to defend their national sovereignty
Greece is a nation of peace and democracy, but it knows how to defend its territorial integrity and national sovereignty, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said during a visit at the northwestern city of Ioannina on Wednesday, adding that the country's borders were now also EU borders.
Lectures on Ottoman past to be held at Greek Consulate
A joint series of lectures on the Ottoman past will start on Oct 26 at the Sismanoglio Megaro in Istanbul.
100 years since first Allied victory in WW1
100 years since first Allied victory in WW1
BELGRADE -- The decisive stage of the Battle of Cer, which ended as the first major Allied victory in World War I, took place in the night between August 15 and 16, 1914.
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