Publications

One of the basic  elements of H.H.F.’s activity is the publication of books that record modern Greek history, literature and poetry. However, H.H.F. also publishes academic research and  related studies.

H.H.F.’s aim is to produce academically sound publications that benefit both researchers and a wider readership.

H.H.F.'s titles are:

 

 

In this book, which was published at the initiative and recommendation of the professor Matteo Campagnolo at the University of Geneva, prominent historians participate, who testify their contribution by shedding light on unknown aspects of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, with the focus and interest being placed on the recruitment and the role played by the Western European Forces in the outcome and the result which led to the horrible tragedy of 1922. With a purely academic character and a research approach, this collective volume seeks to question and deepen our historical knowledge of the darkest page in modern Greek history, while keeping the necessary and sober distance from anachronisms and fanatical distortions of History. 

Editors: Matteo Compagnolo, Nikos Nikoloudis, Irini Sarioglou

The unknown contribution of Constantine Polychroniadis in the promotion of the Greek Revolution (IDISME).

Reprint and translation (with editing and introductory comments) of the works of Konstantinos Polychroniadis: CONSIDERATIONS ON CURRENT WAR BETWEEN THE GREEKS AND TURKS, Paris, 1821, REMARKS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF TURKEY, CONSIDERED IN ITS COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL RELATION WITH ENGLAND, London, 1821. Trilingual version (French, Greek, Turkish) by: 
 
Bertrand Bouvier, hellenist, Emeritus Professor at the University of Geneva, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens
Matteo Campagnolo, historian, hellenist, Lecturer at the University of Geneva 
Nikolaos Nikoloudis, historian, Doctor of History, University of London 
Irini Sarioglou, historian, Professor at the University of Istanbul, General Secretary of IDISME (Hellenic History Foundation).
 
 The attractive, for the British establishment, content of Konstantinos Polychroniadis’ texts was a precondition for the further development of the philhellenic movement in Britain. It is noteworthy that almost immediately after the publication of this text, on August 1st 1821, the Times newspaper, a prominent promoter of the views of the British establishment, reprinted extensive excerpts of it, commenting favorably: “If the Greeks win over the European public opinion, they will succeed in overthrowing the barbaric oppression of the infidels”

Konstantinos Polychroniadis from Zagori, in Epirus, a member of the circles of Adamantios Korais and Alexandros Mavrokordatos, describes in his short texts the situation of the enslaved Greeks in the Ottoman Empire in 1821 and explains to the French and British the inevitability of the revolt of the Greeks.

Although the Greek Revolution unfolded mainly on the battlefields, the diplomatic aspect of the Greek struggle and publications in Europe in favor of the struggling Greeks played an important role in its successful completion. This latter factor has not been researched in depth to this day. Polychroniadis’ two pamphlets - translated into Greek and Turkish for the first time - contribute substantially to the wider promotion of the role and influence of intellectuals of the Greek diaspora, in shaping a favorable public opinion in the context of European states.

In November 1942, Turkey imposed a poll tax (Varliki) against its non-Muslim population and those who were unable to pay were sent to the labour battalions in the heart of mainland Turkey (Erzurum). This book describes the experience of the Greek Constantinopolitan citizen, K. Kiourktsoglou in those labour battalions, as recorded in his diary. This is the first time such a testimony has ever been published.

Includes music CD and a list of all graduates of Halki Seminary.

This is a study of the evolution of Greek education in the late Ottoman Empire and its subsequent fate under the Turkish Republic after 1923 with specific reference to the Greek community of Istanbul. In her work, Irini Sarioglou examines the rise of the Turkish nationalism in connection with the policy of the Turkish state regarding minorities and minority schools.

Dr Sarioglou analyzes a variety of issues including the political transformation of Turkey (under Atatürk), the impact of Kemalist dogma on
Greek education and its psychological and practical consequences for the Greek community.

This is a study of the evolution of Greek education in the late Ottoman Empire and its subsequent fate under the Turkish Republic after 1923 with specific reference to the Greek community of Istanbul. In her work, Irini Sarioglou examines the rise of the Turkish nationalism in connection with the policy of the Turkish state regarding minorities and minority schools.

Dr Sarioglou analyzes a variety of issues including the political transformation of Turkey (under Atatürk), the impact of Kemalist dogma on Greek education and its psychological and practical consequences for the Greek community.

THE TEN-DAY DIARY by Agapi Moliviatis-Venezi testimony.

Chronology of events of 6-7 September 1955 that took place in Istanbul. Includes previously unreleased report of Constantinople's then Consul V. Theodoropoulos.

(In collaboration with E.L.I.A.)