Την 1η Ιανουαρίου 1959 ο τότε Υπουργός Εξωτερικών της Ελλάδος Ευάγγελος Αβέρωφ έγραψε μια επιστολή – απάντηση στον τότε Πρέσβη
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Κατηγορία: Turkey
Two women on a bench
Izmir, Turkey. Early morning, late October 2012. The city is dressed in national pride. The imposing figure of Kemal Ataturk,
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6th – 7th September 1955, Istanbul: Pogrom against the Greeks
This post was first published on the 9th September 2010. In their 7th September 1956 edition, the New York Times
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Το σπίτι της γιαγιάς του Γιώργου Σεφέρη στη Σκάλα, κοντά στη Σμύρνη – George Seferis Grandmother’s House in Iskele, near Izmir, Turkey
Edited on the 4th November 2024. First published on the 24th May 2020. Ο Γιώργος Σεφέρης όταν ήταν παιδί πέρναγε
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Smyrna, September 1922: When Paradise turned into Hell
Introduction The Smyrna 1922 burning and butchery is a tragedy. Tragedies cannot be described adequately. But the statements of eyewitnesses
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TB2: a UCAV changing modern warfare?
Introduction In 2009, James Jeffrey, then the US ambassador in Turkey, wrote in a diplomatic cable: “Turkey is prepared to
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Evening in the park, Iskele, near Izmir, Turkey
I visited Iskerle back in October 2012. It is a small town by the sea, a few kilometers southwest of
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Faustina Gate, Agora, Izmir, Turkey
This is a photo I took back in October 2012 when I visited Izmir. Agora means meeting place, city
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Fragment of a fishing boat in Iskele, Turkey
This is a fragment of a fishing boat photo I took back in October 2012 in Iskele, Turkey.
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Once upon a time there was a ship named “ORUC REIS” – Μια φορά κι ένα καιρό ήταν ένα πλοίο που το λέγαν “ORUC REIS”
“Η Κύπρος αποτελεί το πρώτο βήμα προς το Αιγαίο” είχε δηλώσει στις αρχές του 1975 ο Τούρκος υπουργός Εξωτερικών Μελίχ
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