sept 24

Cyprus Problem

THE OTHER DOCTRINE: THRACE, THE AEGEAN, AND CYPRUS IN THE BACKGROUND

“Giannis’ Place” (do not add “Mr” in the name, he does not like it) is perhaps the most popular taverna in Samos: a former coffee house tucked away on Lykourgou Logotheti pedestrian street in Vathy (Chora), behind the seafront. The kind of place you would probably walk straight past if it weren’t for the crowds flocking there — a scene we witnessed with our own eyes after being drawn in by Gemini’s enthusiastic recommendation (and ALL the online guides).

Marinos Nomikos
To Thema Online

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Cenk Mutluyakalı

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Phileleftheros

Costas Constantinou

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Politis

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Kıbrıs Net Haber

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Diyalog

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Alpha News Live

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Halkın Sesi

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Phileleftheros

Marinos Nomikos

To Thema Online

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Alithia

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Rasih Reşat

Serhat İncirli

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