Ms. Despoina Portokali, head organizer of a special concert and the Pan-Imbrian conference, spoke to “Voice of Greece” and the show “Greece in the World” with George Dionysopoulos about the historic concert on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The concert supports the schools of Imbros, which were reopened in 2013 after 50 years of silence
She shared her experiences growing up in Imbros, learning secretly due to the closure of Greek schools by the Turks, and eventually moving to Constantinople to continue her education at Yoakimion Rum Kiz Lisesi.