Βy the beginning of the 20th century, the Ottoman government seriously feared losing its power over Pontus, as it had already happened with Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria. This was aggravated by the fact that a substantial percentage of the Pontian population in Turkey consisted of highly educated intellectuals and successful businessmen, who occupied a prominent position in society and exerted considerable influence upon the Ottoman economy. Therefore "drastic measures" of extermination of the Greek element had been planned by the Turkish government long ago – and were put into practice after 1908, when the party of "Young Turks" came into power and advanced the slogan of "Turkey for the Turks". In September 1911, the participants of the Young Turks conference in Thessalonica openly discussed the issue of extermination of the ethnic minorities (especially Christians) in Turkey, the most important of which were Greeks and Armenians.

Μια ξεχωριστή εκδήλωση παρακολούθησαν άνθρωποι των Γραμμάτων και των Τεχνών, αλλά του επιχειρηματικού και πολιτικού χώρου στην ατομική εικαστική έκθεση του καταξιωμένου αγιογράφου Μιλτιάδη Β. Αφεντούλη, με τίτλο «Εμμένοντας στην παραδοσιακή Βυζαντινή τέχνη», που πραγματοποιήθηκε υπό την αιγίδα του προέδρου του Ομίλου για την UNESCO Πειραιώς και Νήσων και μέλους του εκτελεστικού συμβουλίου της Παγκόσμιας Ομοσπονδίας Ομίλων, Συλλόγων και Κέντρων UNESCO (WFUCA) για την Ευρώπη και τη Βόρεια Αμερική, Ιωάννη Μαρωνίτη, την Κυριακή, 15 Μαΐου 2016 το απόγευμα στο Αρχιεπισκοπικό Ελληνικό Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο στην Αστόρια της Νέας Υόρκης.

Delve into the e-learning programmes in English of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the oldest institution of higher learning in Greece, and enjoy the flexibility to study at your own pace from anywhere in the world. Over the last 15 years, the E-Learning Center of the University of Athens has trained more than 45.000 people in a variety of fields, and its programmes have recently seen major interest from overseas students.

As a result of a long-term loan and conservation agreement, the J. Paul Getty Museum will put on view 14 works of art this spring from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's (SBMA) superb collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. On view in the South Pavilion at the Getty Center beginning May 24, the special installation will feature a selection of marble and bronze works depicting gods and goddesses, heroes, athletes, and other subjects. Before going on display, several of the loaned objects are undergoing conservation at the Getty Villa, including an important over-life-size Roman statue of the god Hermes (or Mercury), which is receiving extensive work.