publications – Demetrios Ioannou

Meet the Blacksmith Resurrecting Greek History

Dimitrios Katsikis geeks out on making ancient armor with traditional methods.

Atlas Obscura

‘All my wage goes to the house’: A rental crisis brews in Greece

The vast majority of Greeks who rent spend more than 40 percent of their disposable income on housing.

www.aljazeera.com

The Turkish Çaydanlık Proves Two Teapots Are Better Than One

The stacked teapots may look fanciful, but they extract subtler flavors from tea leaves, serve more people at once, and allow each drinker to dial in dilution

Eater

Uproar After Man Livestreams Vicious Beating of Ex-Girlfriend

The brutal attack on a young woman in Athens by her former lover has reinvigorated the push to address domestic violence in Greece.

The Daily Beast

‘Smells of Death’: Anti-Vax Priests Are Dropping Like Flies Here

After so many of their own were infected and killed by the virus, Orthodox Christian leaders in Greece seem to be having a change of heart about getting jabbed.

The Daily Beast

These Greek ‘masterpieces‘ are actually clever, legal copies

At this Athens workshop, replicating antiquities promotes Greek culture and creates the country’s ultimate souvenirs.

Travel

The 34 Essential Athens Restaurants

Where to find avocado tzatziki, fried seafood in a cone, mutton burgers, and octopus candied with tsipouro in the Greek capital

Eater

Climate Change Destroyed A Way Of Life On The Once-Idyllic Greek Island Of Evia

This summer has seen forest fires across southern Europe, which scientists say were worsened by climate change. Evia lost its forests, the island's source of livelihood and joy.

NPR.org

Alia Issa 'proud' to be first woman to represent Refugee Team at Paralympics

The daughter of Syrian refugees competes in the club throw with her coach believing she has a strong chance to go far in Tokyo

The National

This Greek Island May Be Its Most Beautiful (And You’ve Probably Never Heard of It)

Greece is not just those fancy islands where celebrities usually choose to go. Look to its west side, between Greece and Italy, and south of Albania for a special place.

The Daily Beast

You’ll Never Guess Where Hollywood Is Spending the Summer

Greece has become a surprising new hub for Hollywood movie production after escaping the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Daily Beast

Empty Istanbul: When the city was silenced

See the photos that journalist Demetrios Ioannou captured of Istanbul's quiet streets in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adventure.com

Olympic Dreams: How Syrian refugee Ibrahim Al Hussein survived a bomb attack to become a flag-bearer and Tokyo hopeful

The swimmer has already achieved huge recognition, and is now training hard for Japan

The National

“For them you’re not a human being”: Answering phones for Big Tech

After moving to Greece to work for call center giant Teleperformance, workers say they were exploited.

Rest of World

On Mykonos, Greece’s Famed Party Island, ‘Everyone Is About to Explode’

Tourist favorite Greece is planning to reopen to the world on May 14, and many hope it brings some needed relief.

The Daily Beast

Istanbul's Master of Puppets Is on a Mission to Save an Ancient Art

From his tiny studio, Cengiz Özek finds new ways to keep this Ottoman era tradition alive.

Atlas Obscura

Glimpses of an Ancient Fire-Walking Ritual in Northern Greece (Published 2021)

Each May in the small Greek village of Lagadas, a group of celebrants upholds a three-day tradition that incorporates a range of age-old rites.

www.nytimes.com

Athens's first mosque since the 19th century is 'a dream come true'

The mosque overcame opposition from Golden Dawn, and now Covid has closed its doors for now. But Greece's 200,000 Muslims finally have a place of worship

Middle East Eye

'Not Our World': This Greek Island Wants An End To Greece And Turkey's Feud

Kastellorizo has become a pawn in a dispute between Greece and Turkey over maritime borders and offshore resources. But as the governments' standoff continues, islanders speak of peace and harmony.

NPR.org

Hagia Sophia conversion ‘bad news’ for Turkey’s marginalized Christians

The dwindling community feels threatened by rising nationalism.

POLITICO

Makeshift Mosques of Athens — Are We Europe

Photographer Ioannou Demetrious captured the Athen’s underground mosques, lifting the veil on a clandestine community for the first time.

Are We Europe

The Last Tango in Istanbul Before Coronavirus

The legendary city straddling two continents is the world’s second largest for tango. As the deadly virus descended on the city, dancers gathered for one final heated embrace.

The Daily Beast

The Secret Kink Meetings in Pandemic Istanbul | OZY

While residents are told to stay at home, this kink community continues to meet for pain and pleasure.

OZY

Greek Paralympic Fencer Hopes To Show What's Possible In A Wheelchair

Meet Panos Triantafyllou as he trains in Athens for this year's Paralympics, and Faidros Panagopoulos, the man behind a Greek company for custom-built wheelchairs.

NPR.org

End of the Line for Handpainted Movie Posters? | OZY

Virginia Axioti creates every poster for every movie shown at the Athinaion Cinemas.

OZY

Greece's first and only crematorium opens despite pushback from the church

With cemeteries filling up and the rising cost of traditional burials, cremation is a preferred option for a growing number of Greek citizens, but the church considers cremation a sin.

The World from PRX

Turkey has so, so many cats

Istanbul is home to thousands of stray cats, who exist seamlessly — if not always safely — within the city.

The Outline

Turkey: Back to Erdogan's Istanbul roots – DW – 06/22/2019

Istanbul has always been one of the most important places for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kasimpasa, his old neighborhood and his birthplace, continues to stand behind him.

dw.com

Bookstore empowers Greece's homeless – DW – 06/15/2019

Relegated to the ranks of Greeks made homeless during the country's economic crisis, one 70-year-old man reclaimed some of his past glory by taking matters into his own hands. Demetrios Ioannou reports from Athens.

dw.com

Dans les mosquées clandestines d’Athènes

La capitale grecque ne dispose pas de mosquée officielle, et contraint des milliers de musulmans à prier dans des lieux de cultes improvisés.

www.vice.com

The Makeshift Mosques of Athens Are About to Disappear

The Greek capital will soon open an official place of worship for the city's 200,000 Muslims.

Atlas Obscura

Inside Istanbul’s Clandestine BDSM Community

On a recent visit to Istanbul, a red-haired dominatrix friend of mine introduced me to a world I never knew existed.

The Daily Beast

The little Greek newspaper that could (in Turkey)

ISTANBUL — A harried man in his fifties darts up and down the narrow alleys around Istiklal Avenue on the European side of Istanbul, carrying packages of tightly folded newspapers in his arms. His …

POLITICO

The secret story behind Turkish delight

Istanbul’s Haci Bekir sweet shop has been selling Turkish delight for two centuries, largely thanks to the business savvy of generations of women.

www.bbc.com

Some refugees use Grindr to find love — and money

Lawrence Alatrash fled his homeland in 2012, not only because of the developing Syrian civil war but also because of safety concerns due to his sexual orientation and gender identity. Now, at 25, he has the freedom to openly express his true self for the first time.

The World from PRX

Trans Women Are Refugees, Too

A look at the women making new lives in Greece.

PAPER

Where Islam flourishes despite being half-underground

The strange social reality of Islam in Greece

The Economist

Griechenland: Schule mit nur einem Schüler

Auf der griechischen Insel Arki gibt es eine winzige Schule mit nur einem Schüler: Christos, acht Jahre alt. Fotograf Demetrios Ioannou hat ihn besucht.

www.spiegel.de

Trans refugees fled to Greece for a better life. They found intolerance.

"Greece is not the paradise we imagined."

Vox

In pictures: The Greek school with a single student

On the tiny island of Arkoi, the future of a school rests in the hands of an 8-year-old.

POLITICO

Масовен протест во Солун во одбрана на „Македонија“ - Призма

Десетици илјади луѓе се собраа во центарот на Солун протестирајќи против компромисно решение на спорот за името што би го вклучил терминот „Македонија“.

Призма

Thousands in Greece Protest Against Macedonia 'Name' Deal

Tens of thousands of people on Sunday rallied in northern Greece's biggest city, Thessaloniki, against a ‘name’ compromise with neighboring Macedonia which they say would hurt their national interests.

Balkan Insight

Ο μοναδικός μαθητής στους Αρκιούς κάνει παρέλαση. Μιλούν στη HuffPost Greece η οικογένειά του και η δασκάλα του

HuffPost Greece

Συγκίνηση στους ακριτικούς Αρκιούς για τον μαθητή που παρέλασε μόνος

Ο 8χρονος Χρήστος, ο μοναδικός μαθητής του σχολείου στους Αρκιούς των Δωδεκανήσων, σήκωσε μόνος του τη σημαία και καταχειροκροτήθηκε από τους λιγοστούς κατοίκους του νησιού

www.news247.gr

Η συγκινητική παρέλαση στους Αρκιούς - Ένας μαθητής, μια δασκάλα και η ελληνική σημαία | LiFO

Ο 8χρονος Χρήστος και η κα Μαρία Τσιαλέρα σήκωσαν σήμερα την ελληνική σημαία στο ακριτικό νησί

LiFO.gr

In Pictures: Inside Athens’ Hidden ‘Mosques’

Thousands of Muslims living in the Greek capital use makeshift rooms to pray, awaiting the opening of the city’s first proper mosque, which is due to take place by the year’s end.

Balkan Insight

Skate expectations: How Athens' child refugees find freedom on wheels

An unlikely urban sport is proving a lifeline for the child refugees of Athens, restoring their confidence and teaching them new skills

Middle East Eye

Athens doesn't have a single mosque, so Muslims worship in makeshift prayer rooms

Athens is one of the few world capitals without an official mosque. Greece is finally building one. But until then, the city's thousands of Muslims will continue praying in rented out garages, basements and apartments.

The World from PRX

First official mosque for Athens creates disquiet in Muslim communities

Muslims in the Greek capital fear that makeshift local mosques will be shut down when first official mosque in 200 years opens

Middle East Eye

Dancing on Fire

BY DEMETRIOS IOANNOU

Medium

Traditional fire-walking ritual; Dancing on Fire by Demetrios Ioannou | Dodho

Dancing on Fire : On May 21 every year, in some villages in northern Greece, takes place a spectacular traditional fire-walking ritual, called Anastenaria.

Dodho

The children refugees of Idomeni - Positive Magazine

For many of the refugee and migrant children who are stranded in Greece on the border of Idomeni, being in the country seems like a game.

Positive Magazine

Οι πρόσφυγες της Λέρου (φωτορεπορτάζ)

Το επόμενο πρωί, όπως και κάθε πρωί, οι εθελοντές τους ετοιμάζουν φαγητό και φροντίζουν οι καινούριοι ένοικοι της κατασκήνωσης να προμηθευτούν τα απαραίτητα ρούχα. Με ένα χαρτί στο χέρι που υποδηλώνει τι χρειάζεται να πάρει ο καθένας περιμένουν υπομονετικά στη σειρά για να εξυπηρετηθούν. Στην αυτοσχέδια «μπουτίκ», έχουν την ευκαιρία να διαλέξουν μόνοι τους τα…

HuffPost Greece

Κωνσταντινούπολη: Street food για… χορτοφάγους

Η Κωνσταντινούπολη φημίζεται για το εξαιρετικό street food της, το οποίο όμως δεν περιορίζεται μόνο στο ντονέρ, το κεμπάπ ή το γευστικότατο κοκορέτσι. Αντιθέτως μάλιστα, διαθέτει απολαυστικά σνακ ακόμα και για εκείνους που δεν έχουν το κρέας πρώτη τους επιλογή.

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Απεγνωσμένοι μετανάστες εγκλωβισμένοι στο όνειρό τους για ένα καλύτερο αύριο

Νωρίς το μεσημέρι, έξω από τη σκηνή του Ερυθρού Σταυρού περίπου δέκα άτομα με συμπτώματα κρυολογήματος περίμεναν υπομονετικά τους γιατρούς να τους εξατάσουν, κουκουλωμένοι με κουβέρτες και χοντρά μπουφάν. Ξαφνικά, μέσα σε λίγα λεπτά τα πάντα άλλαξαν. Εθελοντές σαμαρίτες μετέφεραν σε φορείο έναν νεαρό άνδρα με εγκαύματα σχεδόν σε όλόκληρο το σώμα του. Τον τραυματία…

HuffPost Greece

Ο γύρος της Τουρκίας σε 30 υπέροχες φωτογραφίες Ελληνα φωτορεπόρτερ

Χρώματα, πρόσωπα, απίστευτα τοπία. Ο Δημήτρης Ιωάννου, ένας Ελληνας φωτορεπόρτερ μας παρουσιάζει την Τουρκία με τον φακό του...

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