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[Nicholas Peppas]

An undated pictures from Trapezous, clearly from the late 1930s

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[Nicholas Peppas]

A wonderful early and rare postcard from the Greek island of Tenedos, probably around 1905

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Therapia was a delightful little town north of Constantinople on the left bank of Bosporus. Known now as Tarabya, a paraphrase of the Greek name, Therapia was the
weekend and summer home of the rich Fanariotes. The prettiness shown in this 1912 postcard can be felt even now, although the old houses (shown here as brand new
with red roofs) are in rather dilapidated conditions.

Tarabya can be reached from Constantinople by car, going north about 30 minutes after Bebek (where the famous Robert College (today's Boyazici University) used to be),
although it may take 60 minutes during weekend traffic.

In Therapia one could also find the miracle-giving icon (and church) of Aghia Paraskevi, which has now been transferred to the state of New York.

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Here is a very nice postcard of the Hotel Tokatlian in 1910 as indicated by the stamp on the back. This was the most cosmopolitan hotel of the region and you will see its progression over the years to the present Tarabya hotel

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Therapia was a delightful little town north of Constantinople on the left bank of Bosporus. Known now as Tarabya, a paraphrase of the Greek name, Therapia was the weekend and summer home of the rich Fanariotes. The prettiness shown in this 1912 postcard can be felt even now, although the old houses (shown here as brand new with red roofs) are in rather dilapidated conditions.

Tarabya can be reached from Constantinople by car, going north about 30 minutes after Bebek (where the famous Robert College (today's Boyazici University) used to be), although it may take 60 minutes during weekend traffic.

In Therapia one could also find the miracle-giving icon (and church) of Aghia Paraskevi, which has now been transferred to the state of New York.

Greek Therapia 1912.jpg

One more photograph from 1902 showing the Therapia bay.

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And here is another wonderful postcard of Therapia in 1902, when it was a relaxed, vacation town for the Greek, Armenian and Jewish population of Constantinople

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Another old postcard from Therapia. Admire its beauty and luxury

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[Nicholas Peppas]

A 1901 postcard of Sinope, today's Turkish Sinop. Sinope is located in Black Sea. She was part of the Empire of Trapezous during the Byzantine period. In 1918 the town had about 12,000 Greek inhabitants

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Samsous, today's Turkish megalopolis of 750,000 with the name Samsun, was a thriving Greek city close to Trapezous, with regular passenger liners between the two cities. But by 1919 most Greeks had moved either to Asia Minor or to Armenia and Russia. This is how Georgia got a large Pontian population... It was here that Kemal Atatürk started his new Turkey in 1919.

Here you see the Greek Othodox Metropolis of the city in 1912.

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Another city on the Black Sea, Kerasous, in 1902

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Triglia, today's Tirilye, was a smaller town in Propontis, about 15 km from Moudania. A major focus of Greek life, this town had produced many notable Greek merchant. Most prominent was Philippos Kavounides, the patriarch of the Kavounides family.

During the Asia Minor catastrophe, the Kavounides family (and its ships) saved many inhabitants of the town. Eventually, some of them came to Arafin/Rafina which they renamed Nea Triglia for a few years. (NB: The Rafina football team, typically playing in the First Local Division, is also called Triglia)

Here is an undated photo from Triglia. Credit: Ozhan Gürsoy

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Triglia, today's Tirilye, was a smaller town in Propontis, about 15 km from Moudania................................
......... some of them came to Arafin/Rafina which they renamed Nea Triglia for a few years. .................................................. ........37865[/ATTACH]

Αγαπητέ Νίκο , Θα μου επιτρέψεις να συμπληρώσω ότι Πρόσφυγες από την Τριγλία πήγαν και στη Χαλκιδική όπου και εκεί δημιούργησαν τη Νέα Τριγλία


Νέα Τρίγλια Χαλκιδικής
Από τη Βικιπαίδεια, την ελεύθερη εγκυκλοπαίδεια

Η Νέα Τρίγλια είναι κωμόπολη και έδρα του Δήμου Τρίγλιας, στο δυτικό τμήμα της επαρχίας του νομού Χαλκιδικής. Η απόστασή της από τη Θεσσαλονίκη είναι γύρω στα 50 χιλιόμετρα. Βρίσκεται σε απόσταση 4 χιλιομέτρων περίπου από τη δυτική ακτή της Χαλκιδικής προς τον Θερμαϊκό και η κτηματική περιοχή της εκτείνεται μέχρι την ακτογραμμή. Αριθμεί 2.905 κατοίκους με βάση την πληθυσμιακή απογραφή του 2001. Οι κάτοικοι είναι ντόπιοι αλλά και πρόσφυγες, προερχόμενοι από την ομώνυμη πόλη του Βοσπόρου. Κύρια ασχολία είναι η γεωργία, η κτηνοτροφία και ειδικότερα οι υπέργηρες ελιές (από το 16ο αιώνα) και οι καλλιέργειες σιτηρών και κηπευτικών. Ανάμεσα στα άλλα, λειτουργούν αγροτικό ιατρείο, ταχυδρομείο, 2 αγροτικοί συνεταιρισμοί, 2 νηπιαγωγεία, 2 Δημοτικά Σχολεία, Γυμνάσιο και Λύκειο, Κέντρο Φροντίδας Οικογένειας, παιδικοί σταθμοί, ΟΤΕ, ΚΑΠΗ και ΚΕΠ (από το 2004).

[Nicholas Peppas]

Dyrrhachion had a small Greek population before 1914, so it is not exactly a "lost" Greek city, but it pleases me to offer here a very old postcard of its harbor

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Although I dated it as 1923, its Austrian stamp confuses me. Earlier? Or simply mailed from an Austrian city?

Let us not forget that Dyrrhachion was the beginning of the Egnatia Odhos that ended up in Constantinople.

[Nicholas Peppas]

If you have not visited the island of Halki, one of the Prigkiponisoi in Propontis (Marmara) sea, you should! It is a pretty island of orchards. The Orthodox School of Halki (the main school for preparation and education of the clergy of the Greek Patriarchate of Constantinople is still there and remains closed since the mid 1970s

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A 1908 postcard of beautiful Halki

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A nice postcard (1905?) of the port of Halki

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Αλλη μια ωραια καρτ ποσταλ της Ελληνικης Χάλκης

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[Nicholas Peppas]

And on the occasion of mentioning Propontis (Marmara) sea, here is a wonderful picture of Viktoria Luise in Constantinople that I discussed further in http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=52271


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