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Erdogan provokes Greeks with unhistorical claims

August 31, 2023 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Erdogan provokes Greeks with unhistorical claims

With a message of just a few words, Greece’s foreign ministry responded to statements by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan who claimed on the occasion of the 101. anniversary of the Asia Minor disaster that it was the Greeks who destroyed Izmir (Smyrna). In a statement, the Greek Ministry described …

Greece files demarche with NATO over Congratulation message to Turkey

August 30, 2023 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Greece files demarche with NATO over Congratulation message to Turkey

Greece filed a demarche with NATO’s General Secretariat to protest a congratulatory message to Turkey for its 1922 victory over Greece in Asia Minor. The message was posted on social media by the Headquarters of the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) in Izmir. ZAFER BAYRAMINIZ KUTLU OLSUN! LANDCOM wishes a happy …

Asian Minor Classic: Aubergines “Imam”; Recipe with step-by-step picts

July 23, 2023 Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED 1

A classic summer Greek with a Turkish name: Stuffed aubergines “Imam bayildi”. is one of Greeks’ favorite dishes in summer. It consist of whole aubergines stuffed with onion, garlic, tomatoes and parsley, simmering olive oil. It is vegan and super easy to make. It is a recipe from my grandma …

My Perfect Greek Melomakarona: Traditional Christmas Cookies (Step-by-Step Picts)

December 20, 2021 Eat-Drink, FEATURED 5

My Perfect Greek Melomakarona: Traditional cookies full with all Christmas flavors of cinnamon, cloves, orange and cognac, sprinkled with crushed walnuts. Soaked in light honey syrup. There are no festive days without a plate full of these sweets on the table. The original recipe comes from my mother and she …

Samali: Traditional Greek semolina-cake with mastic in fragrant syrup from Asia Minor (easy recipe)

October 28, 2021 Eat-Drink, FEATURED 2

Samali is a semolina-cake scented with mastic, one of the traditional Greek so-called “tray sweets”, even though not so famous as its glamorous cousins, the baklava or kataifi. It is a modest sweet soaked in fragrant syrup and modest because it has nuts only as decoration and not as main …

Ancient Greek migrants built the famous Stonehenge, DNA reveals

April 17, 2019 Archeology 5

Britons who built the famous Stonehenge were product of ancient wave of migrant farmers, that is of Greeks from Asia Minor, DNA tests have revealed. Ancient skeletons have revealed that the arrival of population from the eastern Mediterranean Sea replaced the local hunter-gatherer population of British Isles. The ancestors of …

2,500-year-old Greek god found in the bottom of Kerch Bay in Crimea

May 9, 2017 Archeology, Culture Comments Off on 2,500-year-old Greek god found in the bottom of Kerch Bay in Crimea

Russian constructors have found the head of a 2,500-year-old terracotta statue of a Greek god during underwater construction operation off the Crimean Peninsula, according to recent media reports in Russia. Chief of the underwater archaeology unit of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergei Olkhovskiy has announced that the discovery of …

17 Aug 1944: Eye-witness recalls the “Tragedy of Kokkinia” where Nazis executed 315 civilians

August 17, 2016 Politics 4

“Tomorrow is the anniversary! Tomorrow!” my aunt suddenly shouts as my cousin gives us a ride from a social obligation in the broader area of Piraeus. “What anniversary?” I ask and the aunt shoots back “The Block of Kokkinia!” I hear a tone of anticipation and even anger in her …

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