Author: Cemil Nuray

The mind plays funny tricks sometimes. The general public became acquainted with George Pavlakis, the top Greek doctor and medical researcher, from his live television appearances from the United States during the first few months of the Covid pandemic, as he calmly and scientifically sounded the alarm about ignoring the dangers of SARS-CoV-2 and rejecting the vaccines against the virus. So when I saw him the other night at the Ianos bookstore on downtown Athens’ Stadiou Street talking about his new poetry collection, which was just published in Greece by Kastaniotis, it seemed odd, but also somehow moving that this…

The beautiful Aegean city of Izmir, Türkiye, has been recognized as one of Lonely Planet’s top cities for travel in 2024. Featured in the 19th edition of the renowned travel guide’s ‘Best in Travel 2024’, Izmir has earned its spot for its ancient cities, stunning beaches, landscapes, and unique culinary culture. Izmir: A Blend of Delicious Flavors, Culture, and Seaside Living Lonely Planet highlights Izmir’s coastal location as a significant advantage. The city offers a magnificent mix of history and contemporary culture, delicious and healthy Aegean cuisine, and a high quality of life. Attractions such as the historical bazaar, cultural…

After 53 years of serving Athens, The Farmacy Natural & Speciality Foods, on Stimson Avenue, Athens, is in the process of closing. Owners Carrie and Kevin Tidd announced the impending closure on Nov. 1 on social media. They want to reassure the store’s loyal customers that they’ll be accessible through email, and their web and social media pages. Among the Tidds’ reasons for the impending closure include:- Competition from similar local businesses,- The COVID-19 pandemic,- The prolonged closure of Stimson Avenue for construction purposes.The couple said that the Stimson Avenue closure in 2021 diminished the business’s buying power, cut the…

As part of the 2024 RMIT Interpreter Scholarship Program, this initiative aims to increase the number of proficient Greek interpreters in Victoria, with the overarching goal of improving language services and ensuring greater accessibility for the Greek community within Victoria In a collaborative effort, RMIT University and the Victorian Government are offering tuition-free scholarships for students aspiring to pursue a career in Greek interpreting. As part of the 2024 RMIT Interpreter Scholarship Program, this initiative aims to increase the number of proficient Greek interpreters in Victoria, with the overarching goal of improving language services and ensuring greater accessibility for the…

Huseyin Buyukdag says he loves Turkey and his job as a teacher. But with the rampant economic crisis and growing repression in his country, he said he and his wife have decided to try and find a better life in Germany. They are among a growing number of young and educated looking to leave Turkey, where rights and freedoms are being eroded and inflation is surging under increasingly authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After Erdogan secured a third term in office in May elections, things are unlikely to change, he says. “Even if I don’t want this, even if I…

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are gradually improving their position on the Euroleague table, thanks also to their wins at the start of another double week. The Greens edged out visiting Zalgiris Kaunas in Athens with a 73-71 score in a very tight game that the Lithuanians very nearly snatched away from their hosts. There was little separating the two teams throughout the match at the Olympic Sports Hall, but in the end Panathinaikos found the way to keep the upper hand and secure victory for a 4-4 record to date. This time it was the Greek players of Panathinaikos that made…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which happens to be the largest of its kind, and recently arrived in Israel, may contribute to serious massacres against Palestinians and destroy Gaza, amid ongoing tensions in the region. “What is the U.S. aircraft carrier doing in Israel? It will start to carry out serious massacres there by striking, destroying Gaza,” Erdoğan told a joint news conference with Austrian Chancellor Nehammer in the capital Ankara on Tuesday. He added: “I have to explain something here. Look, there are over 20 American bases in Syria today.…

ANKARA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Turkey sent two cargo planes to Egypt on Monday carrying medical equipment and supplies for Gaza, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding two more aircraft would be sent with more supplies. Earlier this month, Turkey sent three aircraft carrying aid for Gaza. On Sunday, it also sent a medical team and supplies to Egypt, saying Ankara was ready to treat wounded Palestinians in Turkey, if needed, and to set up a field hospital at Egypt’s El Arish Airport and Rafah border crossing. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Koca said the cargo planes carried medicine, generators, medical supplies,…

Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), also criticised Washington for failing to do more to prevent the strikes, during an interview with AFP in the northern city of Hasakeh. On October 5, Turkey launched a bombing campaign in Syria’s northeast after it said militants who were behind an attack in Ankara came from and were trained in Syria. The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration has denied the claim, and says at least 44 people, including security personnel and civilians, have been killed in the attacks. “More than half of oil and electricity facilities were damaged” as Turkey…

The 30th anniversary of the Medak Pocket military operation, one of the first offensive operations by the Croatian Army and police forces during the 1991-95 war for independence from Yugoslavia, was marked on Saturday in the town of Gospic. Wreaths were laid by state officials including the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Tomo Medved and the Defence Minister Mario Banozic, as well as surviving veterans of the operation and relatives of Croatian soldiers who were killed. The main ceremony took place on Stjepan Radic Square in the centre of Gospic, with a parachute jump by paratroopers, a flyover by military planes,…