Thrace

I was dead tired, but I didn't hesitate a moment to wake up at 6 in the morning to catch an early flight to Istanbul to go to the Thrace region. We were about to explore a tourism route on gastronomic, historical and natural assets created by the triple effort of Edirne, Tekirdağ and Kırklareli provinces.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said the port of Alexandroupolis would be transformed into a powerful transport hub during his official tour in the region of Thrace, in northeastern Greece. In his speech the Greek PM announced the construction of works connecting the railways of the city with the Bulgarian port of Burgas, as well as the upgrading of the roads in the wider Thrace region.

The unseasonably good weather is to take a turn for the worse with rain and storms forecast to begin in the northwest of the country on Monday and spread across the country over the coming days.

According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), there will be hailstorms in parts too and stormy winds of between six and nine Beaufort.

The Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) might attempt to cause unrest among Western Thrace Turks, EU Minister Ömer Çelik has warned Greek officials during a visit to Athens.

Regional governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Giorgos Pavlidis died of cancer early on Thursday, local media reported. He was 60 years old.

Pavlidis was a lawyer who also served as Prefect of Xanthi from 1998 to 2010.

The Greek Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish President Erdogan that he should respect international agreements.

The reason for the warning is the statement of the Turkish head of state that Ankara "cannot ignore" its compatriots in Western Thrace, Cyprus and the Crimea.

It's impossible not to admire Angeliki Giannakidou when you meet her in person. She exudes a sense of competence usually associated with older women. She also has a knack of succeeding in every project she gets involved in and the ability to recognize noteworthy stories, people, objects and emotions.

There was once a myth that every devoted drinker had deep faith in: The rumor was the best rakı, the national distilled anise spirit, had to be from one particular distillery in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.

A large number of artifacts from the Thracian civilization have been unearthed during archaeological excavations which have been continuing for 16 years in the northwestern province of Tekirda?. 

Unknown individuals attacked the newly-built offices of the Komotini Muslim minority party DEB during the night, spraying the message ‘Guards of Thrace’ on the walls, as well as breaking windows and office equipment.

The foreign minister on Tuesday categorically condemned the violent attack on the offices of the Equality, Peace and Friendship Party, in Komotini.