The impressive Hamza Bey Mosque, otherwise known as the Alcazar, will be ready to be handed over to the city of Thessaloniki in the first half of 2026, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said after a visit ...

A new study reveals how the Greek Revolution reshaped the Ottoman Empire's governance and deepened surveillance of non-Muslim ...

Edirne is a city where Ottoman history, scenic landscapes and delicious local cuisine come together to create a truly ...

We are not skilled in raising well-equipped people who can find a place for themselves in the administrative bureaucracy, we ...

Once home to a thriving Jewish majority, Thessaloniki holds fragments of a lost world. One traveller's journey to find them ...

As the Melbourne-based lighting and furniture studio returns to Salone del Mobile's Euroluce fair, its founder picks her ...

For two millennia, UNESCO City of Gastronomy Thessaloniki has been celebrated for its food culture, with flavours imported ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Add to that the public presence of diverse religions and it sounds like 2025, but this was life in the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago. Yet this seeming tolerance of non-Muslim faiths was in fact ...

Israeli forces are trying a new tactic in a major hub for militants: emptying them out.