Greeks in Turkey
Access to Imbros and Tenedos impeded
Direct access to the islands of Imbros (or Gokceada in Turkish) and Tenedos (or Bozcaada) has been a perennial request of the natives of the two islands. Particularly on Imbros, the largest of the two, where, under the Lausanne Treaty, Ankara had a contractual obligation to safeguard rights and property (and certainly did so only piecemeal), there is a problem of access from Greece.
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Fire at Istanbul’s Historic Greek Hospital Grieves Turkey
Fire blazing at Istanbul Balikli Greek Hospital. Photo: Istanbul Municipality
Istanbul city authorities confirmed that there were no deaths and injuries. The fire was under control by late Thursday night.
Turkish players of Galatasaray refused entry to Greece due to Covid-19 rules
They were forced to return to Turkey
New Armenian patriarch enthroned in Istanbul
Sahak Maşalyan (Mashalian), the 85th Patriarch of Turkey's Armenians, was enthroned as Sahak II in a ceremony held at the Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchate Church in Istanbul on Jan 11.
Born in 1962 in Istanbul with the Turkish name Şahin Maşalı, he was ordained a priest in 1992, receiving the name Sahak.
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Greeks celebrate Christmas in Turkey with festive Istanbul rally
Members of the Greek minority in Istanbul marked Christmas on Thursday by taking out a celebration rally on Istiklal Street, Beyoglu (Pera), where they sang their traditional carols “Kalanta” and handed out sweets.
Dozens of Greeks gathered in front of the 19th century Greek school, Zografeion Lyceum. They then marked to the Consulate General of Greece.
Historical Greek daily in Turkey to close office, but editor vows to keep going
A historical Greek language newspaper in Turkey, Apoyevmatini, is set to close its office in Istanbul, which has housed it throughout its entire 90-year history
Syrian Christians take shelter in Istanbul church
A group of Syrian Christian refugees is taking shelter in an Istanbul church, returning to Turkey almost 100 years after their ancestors were forced from Anatolia by the Ottoman Empire
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