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My family's Pontic Greek history documents oral history passed down to me primarily from my mother Kiriaki (Papazoglou) Topalidis and details from documents like death certificates. It also contains some historical information in the Notes section to place my family's history in historical context. My father, Georgos Topalidis, was born in 1918 in the Black Sea town of Platana in what the Greeks call the Pontos, the northeast portion of Turkey adjacent the Black Sea.
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Ο Γιάννης Χαριτάντης, Πόντιος στη καταγωγή, μεγάλωσε στη Δράμα. Σπούδασε Φυσική στο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και κατόπιν ειδικεύτηκε στην Ηλεκτρονική. Το πρώτο του λογοτεχνικό βιβλίο με τίτλο Οδός Ευξείνου Πόντου δημοσιεύτηκε το 2008. Στο νέο του βιβλίο με τίτλο Στα Μονοπάτια του νου και του Κόσμου παρουσιάζει, άλλοτε ως παραμύθι και άλλοτε ως διήγημα, εικόνες και προβληματισμούς της καθιμερινής ζωής, όπως αυτές σχηματοποιούνται μέσα απο τις διαδρομές της σκέψης, για να γίνουν τελικώς εικόνες του νου. Μ'αυτόν τον τρόπο αποκαλύπτεται πως ακόμα κι ένα παραμύθι μπορεί να κρύβει πολλά. |
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Major International Conference on Assyrian, Armenian and Greek Genocides Held in Chicago.
Skokie, IL -- The largest academic conference ever held focusing on the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides concluded on Saturday, May 11, after two days of presentations by over a dozen scholars from Armenia, Australia, England and across North America. Attended by over 120 participants each day, the conference was filled to capacity with an enthusiastic and inquisitive audience. |
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In the Great Fire of Smyrna (1922), Kivelli lost everything: her family, her friends, her social position, and her future. Stranded in the Greek city of Piraeus, populated by gangsters, prostitutes, fortune-tellers and other refugees, she finds herself living in the broom closet of a brothel. Luckily, the sound of her singing voice captures the attention of a local taverna owner, who suggests she come with him and perform for his customers. Kivelli's time at the bar is short-lived, but gives way to a recording career and her slow climb up the economic and social ladder of this foreign city. |
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Η Λίζα ταξιδεύει μαζί με τους γονείς της, το σκύλο της και τον στενό της φίλο, τον Άρη, στην πόλη Όρντου, στον Εύξεινο Πόντο, απ' όπου κατάγεται η οικογένειά της. Εκεί συναντούν τους φιλόξενους Τούρκους φίλους τους, οι οποίοι θα τους δείξουν τα αξιοθέατα και θα τους ξεναγήσουν στη γύρω περιοχή. Θα επισκεφθούν την Κλειστή Αγορά, το Ακρωτήρι του Ιάσονα, την εκκλησία του Αγίου Νικολάου, αλλά και το Νησί των Αμαζόνων, στο οποίο είχαν αποβιβαστεί οι Αργοναύτες. Η κλοπή όμως της εικόνας του Αγίου Νικολάου, καθώς και μια υπόθεση λαθροθηρίας, θα εμπλέξουν ... |
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A petition has been started to protest Turkey's decision to turn the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque. Built in the 13th century by Emperor Manuel I, the church is a fine example of late Byzantine architecture. Turkey's decision to convert it to a mosque is in line with prime minister Edogan's Islamist agenda and is a continuation of Turkey's anti-Christian stance. The petition aims to force Turkey to allow the church to remain as a museum. Petition target is 5000. Currently 3230 people have signed. Sign the petition. |
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It is a pivotal moment in history. The First World War has barely ended. Greek forces are reclaiming Anatolia from the Turks. And Stavros Topouzoglou-who twenty years earlier, escaping oppression of Turkish rule, fled to America only to discover the venality of his dream of an American life-disembarks to reclaim his homeland. Here he will recast his life and rid himself of his obsession with the elegant American woman who has become for him the ultimate symbol of success. He will marry an Anatolian girl who will treat him like and "agha." He will have the life his father had. |
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GERMAN ADMIRAL USEDOM felt that the Armenians and Greeks were obstacles to German success. He ordered their removal, "like so much useless lumber!" (SKK) |
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«Η γενοκτονία των Ελλήνων. Από τη σιωπή και την άρνηση στη διεκδίκηση και την αναγνώριση» ήταν ο τίτλος του 2ου Συμποσίου που πραγματοποίησε ο Σύλλογος Μικρασιατών Πτολεμαΐδας, τον Απρίλιο του 2011, σε συνεργασία με το Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, στο χώρο της Μικρασιατικής Στέγης. Συνδιοργανωτές του Συμποσίου ήταν ο Δήμος Εορδαίας, η Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας και η Πανελλήνια Ομοσπονδία Μικρασιατικών Σωματείων, με τη στήριξη της Πανελλήνιας Ομοσπονδίας Θρακικών Σωματείων, της Παμποντιακής Ομοσπονδίας Ελλάδας, της Θρακικής Εστίας Εορδαίας και του Ποντιακού Συλλόγου Πτολεμαΐδας, |
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1 May 2013 | The NSW Legislative Council yesterday affirmed the Assyrian, Greek and Armenian Genocides perpetrated by the Ottoman State (now Turkey) in the early period of the 20th century. This recognition now paves the way for a federal recognition by the Australian government on the genocide/s which claimed upwards of 3.5 million lives. The motion was supporterd by the Assyrian Universal Alliance, the Australian Hellenic Council and the Armenian National Committee.
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by Sam Topalidis
Modern Samsun (see note 1), known as Amisos by Greeks and Byzantines, Missos by Romans, Simisso by Genoese and then Samsun by Seljuk Turks and Ottoman Turks lies between the deltas of the Kizilirmak (ancient Halys) and Yeşilirmak (ancient Iris) rivers (Figure 1). It is the largest city and the main port for trade of the middle Black Sea coast in Turkey. Amisos lies within the region referred to by Greeks as the Pontos (note 2)-the northeast portion of Turkey adjacent the Black Sea. |
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