Thousands of Greeks and Armenians in Smyrna were saved in August 1922, as the city burned, thanks to a Japanese captain and his crew who defied threats and braved the flames. Now, 104 years later, the story of the Japanese ship Tokei Maru continues to yield extraordinary accounts of courage and rescue.
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On Wednesday, 23 September, at 22:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece and the program “Remarkable Personalities,” hosted by Stavroula Karali, welcome Dr. Eleni Rapti, archaeologist, historian and author of the book «Σμύρνη, το καύχημα της Ιωνίας. Η εκπαίδευση των Ελλήνων», published by Herodotos Publicati...
From Hermes of Pera to Heracles of Tatavla, and from Apollon to Panionios, today’s research takes us to the first Greek sporting clubs.
Their activities extended far beyond the boundaries of sport. Hephaestus, Fostir, Robert College, Aris of Büyükdere, Achilles of Tzavalia, Jason, Elpis of Chalcedon, Ast...
Loukas Christodoulou, President of the Administrative Committee of the Center for the Study and Promotion of Asia Minor Culture of the Municipality of Nea Ionia, is this week’s featured guest on “Remarkable Personalities” on Voice of Greece
The program “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali welcomes Mr. Achilleas Chatzikonstantinou, Board Member of the Union of Smyrniots, geologist, geographer, historian, researcher and author.
Together with Mr. George Poulimenos, Mr. Chatzikonstantinou has studied in depth the administrative, econ...
On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 22:00 Athens time, the Voice of Greece program “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali will welcome Mr. Achilleas Chatzikonstantinou, Board Member of the Union of Smyrniots, geologist, geographer, historian, researcher and author.
Together with Mr. Geo...
It was the spring of 1919 when Lefteris’s father promised him a bicycle. Those were the days when Greek flags filled the map and adorned the balconies. “The Greeks are here!” Time went by, and Lefteris, together with his friend Aslan, would wander along the quay, dreaming of faraway journeys and a bri...
It was the spring of 1919 when Lefteris's father promised him a bicycle. Those were the days when Greek flags filled the map and adorned the balconies. “The Greeks are here!” Time went by, and Lefteris, together with his friend Aslan, would wander along the quay, dreaming of faraway journeys and a b...
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