Turkish Media Erupts Over Claims Ataturk Was Gay
A photograph circulating in Turkish media has reignited one of the country’s most politically charged debates, with some outlets suggesting that Mustafa Kemal…
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Mitsotakis: “Greece Will Never Go Back to Social Unrest”
Greece’s political leadership is drawing a sharp line between Greece and the wave of unrest sweeping through France, with both the prime minister and the…
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23 Years Ago, Greece’s Top Student Was Banned From Carrying the Flag. Twice.
On October 22, 2003, Odysseas Tsenai stepped aside for the second time. He was the top student at his lyceum in Thessaloniki, but a parents’ association…
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Greek Students March to Parliament Singing Bella Ciao and May ’68 Slogans
Thousands of students, teachers, and university staff marched through central Athens on Wednesday, rallying outside Parliament to demand more state funding for…
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The Greek Woman Who Went From Cardboard Boxes in Omonia to a University Lecture Hall
Fotini Leobilla was sleeping in cardboard boxes in Omonia Square in 1997. Today, at 58, she teaches at the University of Athens.
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The Billionaire Who Arrived With $8 and Now Controls Billions in Greece
Prem Watsa arrived in Canada as a teenager with just $8 in his pocket. Today, at 76, the Indo-Canadian billionaire controls a fortune worth more than $2.5…
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Greece Leads the EU in Financial Insecurity. Half the Country Can’t Cover a 500€ Emergency
More than half of Greeks, 50.5%, cannot cover an unexpected expense from their own resources, according to new Eurostat data for 2025. That figure jumped…
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The Greek-American Billionaire Who Owns the Detroit Pistons
Tom Gores is worth $10.6 billion, owns one of the NBA’s most improved franchises, and is almost completely unknown in Greece.
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The Mount Athos Monk Who Reshaped Orthodox Monasticism Worldwide
Saint Joseph the Hesychast is one of the most consequential figures in modern Orthodox Christianity, yet most people outside monastic circles have never heard…
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“We Will Not Allow Greece Become Like the Streets of Paris”
New Democracy party secretary Konstantinos Kyranakis drew a sharp line this week, vowing that Greece will not follow France and Italy into the street violence…
