Join us as on a journey to bring the past to life and uncover the rich history of Greek communities in Anatolia and the Levant.
Start your ancestry journey here
Unsure how to get started with researching your Greek ancestors in Anatolia and the Levant? This post covers the main archival and historical sources available on the region.
Mapping Greeks in the East
Visualise the history of Greek communities in Anatolia and the Levant in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with this interactive map.
Greeks of Constantinople
Eftychia Fragou’s brilliant documentary Οι Μη Χαμένες Πατρίδες (The Unlost Homeland) brings to life the terrible days of September 1955 and the destruction of the centuries-old Greek community in Constantinople. The film tells the story of twelve Greeks, born in the city between the 1920s and the 1940s, who lived through the Anti-Greek Pogrom of…
Embroidery & Education: the Pontic Women’s Association
Founded in 1904 in Trebizond to support girls through work and education, the Pontic Women’s Welfare Association was re-established in Thessaloniki following the Exchange of Populations in 1923. Initially the organisation provided training for girls and women in the arts of embroidery and tailoring to enable them to secure work. However, in response to changing…