Turkey’s opposition, galvanized by widescale protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, is hoping to keep the momentum going in part by calling for a boycott of TV stations and businesses it says are “ignoring the moment.”

On Sunday, March 23, Turkey’s main opposition party, CHP, was to nominate Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglou as its candidate for the country’s presidency, to run against Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Schoolchildren in Athens schools have taken part in the annual parade on Syntagma Square marking the outbreak on March 25, 1821 of the Greek Revolution against Ottoman rule.

Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union has reported, in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Greece’s tourism jewel Santorini welcomed its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small earthquakes in February created a state of emergency, forced thousands to flee and had locals fearing the season would be lost.

Police have announced the arrest of three suspects linked to a criminal gang that hid drugs in juice packaging and distributed them in Athens.

A 15-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash in Laconia on Sunday was driving the vehicle when it drove off a bridge and into a river, police have said.

The trial of those responsible for the Tempe rail disaster, Greece’s deadliest, keeps being pushed back as the investigation drags on.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus is raising concerns over Cyprus’ proposed tax reform.

Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside Istanbul city hall Sunday night to protest the arrest of the city’s mayor, a key rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

A total of eight judges were dismissed by the disciplinary plenary of the Supreme Court due to inappropriate behavior, excessive delays and health-related reasons.

Radio producer Spyros Pagiatakis will spin Madonna’s greatest hits at Temple (17 Iakchou) on March 29, celebrating the legendary singer’s iconic 40-year career.

The youngsters of the Greek national team outplayed and outscored the scots in Glasgow on Sunday.

Three traditional products serve as both icons of the local gastronomic tradition and pillars of the economy of Trikala.

A large wildfire has broken out in a forested area south of Agios Nikitas, on the island of Lefkada, prompting the evacuation of a nearby settlement.

The music of legendary jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter will be celebrated by his closest associates at the Pallas Theater (5 Voukourestiou) on March 31

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. She was 88.

Traffic restrictions will be in effect in central Athens on Monday and Tuesday due to the student and military parades being held to celebrate Greece’s Independence Day.

British comedian Jimmy Carr brings his brand-new show, “Laughs Funny,” to Athens for one night only at the Christmas Theater (139 Veikou)

The state agency monitoring construction activity on the island of Mykonos is woefully inadequate to cope with the flood of cases involving illegal construction activity at the international tourist destination, a correspondence between the mayor of the island and government officials in Athens reveals.