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Secret Chapel and Crypts Discovered at Panagia Soumela Monastery (photos)
Crypts and secret passages; which until now have been unexplored, came to light during restoration work at Panagia Soumela Monastery in Trebizond. According to a report in the Turkish newspaper Sabah,...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Don’t Change Status Quo in Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew on Monday, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the patriarchate supports the continuation of the...
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Turkey Seizes 26,456 Smuggled Artifacts Dating Back to Ancient Civilizations
Turkish police have seized tens of thousands of artifacts dating back to Anatolian, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, in its largest operation to combat smuggling of ancient treasures, in the past...
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Report: Original Hagia Sophia Tiles Smuggled to France
A panel of tiles in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Museum were smuggled to France in the 1890s and replaced with imitations, according to museum director Hayrullah Cengiz. “You can see the logo seal ‘made in...
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Aeschylus’ Ancient Greek Drama in Istanbul with Syrian Actresses
One of the most celebrated ancient Greek dramas will be staged in Turkey for the first time, and with the participation of Syrian women in the production, the play is also set to convey a strong...
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Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew ‘Targeted by Erdogan’s Regime’
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is becoming a target by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s regime, because of his suspected links with Fethullah Gullen and the CIA, says a report in a Greek magazine....
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Greek Orthodox Christians of Istanbul Celebrate Epiphany
The Greek Orthodox Christian community in Istanbul led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated Epiphany with the traditional blessing of the waters on Saturday. The Ecumenical Patriarch and...
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Holly Icons Kept in Hagia Sophia Receive New Life after Restoration
Holly icons from Greek Orthodox churches across Turkey are brought to Hagia Sophia for restoration work in order to be exhibited at a new museum. According to a Daily Sabah report, Christian icons...
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Arson Attempt at Greek Consulate Building in Smyrna
Unknown assailants tried to set fire to the Greek Consulate building in Smyrna on New Year’s Eve, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. The “Emmanouil Kapetanakis” house on the historic waterfront of...
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Turkey Casts Doubt on 2016 Migrant Deal
Turkey has rebuffed any suggestion of an associate membership of the European Union, as its EU minister on Friday warned a 2016 migrant deal with the bloc was under threat. Speaking to Reuters in...
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Crowds Ransack Turkish Cypriot Newspaper Offices
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan was accused of incitement on Monday, after a mob in northern Cyprus ransacked the offices of a newspaper critical of Ankara’s current military offensive in Syria. A...
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EU Slams Turkish Government For ‘Undermining Rule of Law’
Senior EU figures have criticised Turkey’s government for “undermining the rule of law” over the re-arrest of the head of the Turkish chapter of Amnesty International and the recent detention of...
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Turkey Hopeful of Visa-Free EU Travel in 2018
Turkish state media reported on Wednesday that Ankara submitted final files to the EU to obtain visa-free travel for Turkish citizens to the Schengen zone, including Greece. The official Anadolu news...
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Ankara Looking Into Turkish Cryptocurrency
Turkish Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek Turkey appears to have performed a U-turn on its attitude towards cryptocurrencies and has plans to investigate its own national digital currency, the country’s deputy...
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FYROM PM Zaev to Visit Turkey on Saturday
Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev will travel to Turkey on Sunday for a two-day visit. Zaev will visit Turkey after an invitation by his Turkish counterpart...
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Migrants Drown Near Greek Border
Undocumented migrants (file photo) Turkish aid groups have said at least three people — including two children — lost their lives close to the Greek border when their refugee boat overturned on the...
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Jet Crash Kills Turkish Military Pilots
Turkish SF-260D training craft (file photo) Turkey’s military has confirmed that two of its pilots were killed on Friday morning near Smyrna when their training jet crashed. The SF-260D craft went down...
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Scientists Reveal ‘Gate to Hell’ Mystery in Ancient Greek City
The famous “Hades’ Gate” in modern-day Turkey Scientists have explained the mystery of the “Gate to Hell”, the phenomenon whereby birds fall dead when they approach a point in the ancient Greek...
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Turkish TV Host Quits After Threats to ‘Kill Civilians’
A Turkish presenter who made an on-air outburst about killing civilians in secular districts of Istanbul has resigned after being described as “psychotic” by a ruling-party spokesman. Ahmet Keser made...
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Dynamiting Threatens Ancient Castle in Turkey
A Turkish site where a 2,100-year-old statue from the same civilization as King Midas was once unearthed is now in danger of being dynamited by a quarry dig. Kurul Castle in the Turkish Black Sea port...
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