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On March 23, 2025, a Turkish court formally arrested and imprisoned Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a prominent rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on corruption charges. The move, widely seen as a political maneuver to eliminate a strong contender in the 2028 presidential race, has ignited widespread protests and raised serious concerns …
[Emrah Gurel/AP file photo] Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) members and others head to polling stations on Sunday for a primary election to endorse detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as a candidate for the next presidential election. The CHP has called for non-party members to vote to boost public resistance following Imamoglu’s detention over …
The headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt [EPA]. Banks are aiming to accelerate the reduction of deferred tax credits (DTC), which constitute about half of their regulatory capital, starting in 2025. The agreement reached with the Single Supervisory Mechanism of the European Central Bank last year also led to the supervisor’s approval for …
The Municipality of Athens is set to participate in the global “Earth Hour” initiative tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. In a symbolic gesture to raise awareness about global warming, the city will turn off the lights at seven prominent buildings: the City Hall at Kotzia Square, the Liosion Street …
[Intime] A Coast Guard patrol vessel continues to search for survivors from a boat carrying migrants to Greece. Eighteen survivors were found Saturday night on the Greek island of Farmakonissi, close to the Turkish coast in the southeastern Aegean Sea. A 19th person, who was found unconscious, has died, a Costst Guard spokeswoman told Kathimerini. …
The President of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ioannis Bratakos, met with the Ambassador of India to Greece, Rudrendra Tandon, on Friday. During the conversation between the Ambassador and Bratakos, emphasis was placed on strengthening business relations between India and Greece. Bratakos underlined that “the relations between the two countries have been significantly …
Professors Napoleon Katsos and Ioanna Sitaridou. [Jet Photographic] A group of Greek professors from Cambridge have launched an effort to restore the Chair of Modern Greek Language and Culture, a position eliminated in 2013 due to financial constraints. Professors Napoleon Katsos and Ioanna Sitaridou explained their mission to Kathimerini. “Unfortunately, modern Greek studies lack the …
Recent discussions on the genetic makeup of modern Turks have spotlighted the historical presence of Greek DNA, though its exact proportion remains elusive, according to experts. Geneticists and university studies suggest that centuries of coexistence, particularly during antiquity and the Byzantine period, have left a measurable Greek imprint on Turkey’s population. Kostas Triantafyllidis, a renowned …
Realty has become Greece’s primary magnet for foreign capital, with nearly half of all foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past two years flowing into property acquisitions, particularly residential realty. According to a recent analysis by the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), the share of real estate in total net FDI has skyrocketed …
A fresh series of earthquakes struck Amorgos, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale, according to the Geodynamic Institute’s estimates. Within a single hour, multiple tremors rattled the region, keeping seismic activity high. On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at noon, Amorgos became the epicenter of a string of earthquakes ranging …