Greek Consulate in Istanbul

A day of great joy was described today by the Consul General of  Ambassador Konstantinos Koutras, as Dimitris Papadimitriou, whose fate had been missing since September 5, was found and reunited with his family.

A 78-year-old Greek man from Kozani, northern Greece, who had been missing in Istanbul for nearly a week, has been found safe.

The man, part of a tourist group of pensioners from his hometown, disappeared on September 7 while the group was touring Taksim Square.

Zaytung, the Turkish version of The Onion, wrote that "Greece declared a state of emergency," following the decision of the Turkish government to extend the Feast of Sacrifice holiday to 10 days due to start this Saturday.

With the collaboration of the Greek Film Center, the Greek Consulate in Istanbul is organizing a Contemporary Greek Cinema season at Sismanoglio Megaro until May 2015.

The season, which started last month with Nikos Panayotopoulos' film "Athens-Istanbul," will present Syllas Tzoumerkas' film "Homeland" on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.