Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
The uncertain future of the historic Greek population in Turkey
Over the past few years it seems that the island of Imvros, a Turkish island in the Aegean Sea with a historic Greek population, is experiencing what's been described by some as a small Greek renaissance, as some descendants of the Greeks who were largely displaced in the 1960s have begun trickling back.
The Lausanne Convention and the battle of memory
January 30 was the centenary of the signing of the Lausanne Convention (also known as the Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations) on the compulsory exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey.
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Turkish analyst: “We were going to get 110 F-35s, but…” (video)
He said that if a conflict broke out between Greece and Turkey it would a total war
A painful 2015 in Turkey can serve for a better future
The year we have left behind was the 50th anniversary of the deportation by the Turkish government of one of the most ancient populations of Anatolia, the Istanbul Rums. The year we entered marks the 100th anniversary of another tragedy of another of Anatoliaâs ancient population, the Armenians.
Journey to Livissi, a Greek village on sale in Asia Minor
Architects call on the Turkish government to protect this historic settlement following the announcement of a development tender
By Giorgos Lialios