Persecution of Greeks

The number of migrants recently captured in Turkey's southern province of Mersin by the Turkish Coast Guard has increased to 416, after a raid on a ship heading toward Italy. 

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is meeting with Argyris Sfountouris, a survivor of the Distomo massacre, at 4 p.m. on Monday. Sfountouris was four years old when his father and thirty of his relatives were killed by Germans. For the last twenty years he has been waiting for justice to be served. 

Loukas Sehremelis was just 12 years old when Nazi troops burst into his house in the Greek village of Distomo, shooting and killing indiscriminately.

"A burly German soldier launched himself through the window and fired a shot in the air from his pistol," said Sehremelis, now 83, sitting in the tiny living room where his family was massacred on June 10, 1944.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words and a single black and white photograph can beat even the most convincing arguments and excuses.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has vowed to ask Berlin for reparations for World War Two.

Tsipras told Parliament a debate would begin on the setting up of a committee that is supposed to work to this end.

A plan that would pave the way for widespread construction on the Aegean island of Bozcaada, one of Turkey's untouched tourism destinations, has been canceled, Environment and Urbanization Minister ?dris Güllüce has said.

The Turkish State Meteorological Service's warning against a heavy storm has led Turkish Airlines (THY) to cancel 103 flights. Ferry trips to Gökçeada and Bozcaada have also been canceled. These conditions are expected to last until Feb. 3. 

The Turkish State Meteorological Service's warning against a heavy storm has led Turkish Airlines (THY) to cancel 103 flights. Ferry trips to Gökçeada and Bozcaada have also been canceled. These conditions are expected to last until Feb. 3. 

The island of Bozcaada is getting ready to host the very first International Festival of Ecological Documentaries.

The island of Bozcaada is getting ready to host the very first International Festival of Ecological Documentaries.