E.Tsiliopoulos
A new cultural controversy has erupted after Turkish institutions and media reportedly began presenting Homer, the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, as an “Anatolian” figure under the name “Omar from Anatolia,” while also emphasizing Troy as part of Turkey's national historical heritage.
A 35-year-old man has been shot dead at close range on a central Athens street in what investigators believe was a targeted contract killing linked to narcotics trafficking rivalries, prompting authorities to transfer the case to the Directorate for Combating Organised Crime.
A strong 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southwestern Peloponnese on Sunday evening, rattling the Messinia region but causing no immediate structural damage or casualties.
A 35-year-old Bulgarian man is in police custody after being arrested last Saturday night in Thessaloniki on charges of espionage.