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Orthodox Faithful Flock to Rare Liturgy at Church in Turkey
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performing the Liturgy on Sunday Greek Orthodox faithful from the island of Chios traveled to the Turkish port of Cesme (Krini), for a rare liturgy held at Saint...
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Turkey Insists On Controversial Russian Missile Purchase
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R). File photo Volkan Bozkir, the chairman of the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, was quoted by Turkey’s...
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Turkish President Erdogan Claims Aegean Military Exercises Don’t Target Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File photo Speaking with Turkey’s Kanal 24 and TV-360 TV stations on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that his country’s latest military...
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European Parliament Votes to Suspend Accession Talks with Turkey
The European Parliament’s plenary session approved on Wednesday a proposal by its Foreign Affairs Committee to suspend all accession negotiations with Turkey. European lawmakers passed the proposal by...
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New Zealand Killer’s Reference to Hagia Sofia Angers President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan responded angrily on Friday to the so-called manifesto of the New Zealand killer, which contained hateful anti-Islamic language. The pages-long rant by white...
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A Greek Newspaper Struggles to Survive in Istanbul
The story of the Apoyevmatini newspaper in Istanbul mirrors to a great extent the story of the Greek community in the city: Once abundant and prospering, but today, struggling to survive. Founded on...
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Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Turn Hagia Sophia to a Mosque
On the eve of Greek national day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced the possibility of reverting the Hagia Sophia to a mosque. “This is not unlikely. We might even change its name to...
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Turning Hagia Sophia into Mosque Requires UNESCO’s Approval, Officials Say
Hagia Sophia was built in the year 537 AD. It was turned into a mosque the day Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans, on May 29, 1453. Photo by Wikipedia Greek media, citing sources from UNESCO...
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Turkey’s Erdogan Repeats Threats To Change Hagia Sophia’s Status From Museum...
After five years of construction, Hagia Sophia was built in 537 in Constantinople, the then capital of the Roman Empire and was the largest Christian Cathedral for almost 1,000 years. The Turkish...
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Erdogan Faces Humiliating Defeats in Turkish Local Elections
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered stunning setbacks in local elections as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time since the party’s founding in 2001. His party also...
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Istanbul’s Mayor-to-Be Has Pontian Roots (video)
Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, has apparently elected an opposition candidate from Pontos as its new mayor in the local elections held on Sunday. Ekrem Imamoglu won by a razor-thin majority and, if...
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Hagia Sophia: The Center of Greek Orthodox Faith Through the Ages
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople) remains the symbolic center of the Greek Orthodox faith, even almost six centuries after its fall to the Ottomans. From 537 to 1453, the “Great Church” – as...
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Historic Sumela Monastery to Finally Reopen in May
The first section of the historic Greek Orthodox Sumela monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, will re-open to the public on May 18, Turkish authorities announced this week. The monastery, a...
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Turkey Angry at Italian Parliament’s Vote to Recognize Armenian Genocide
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the passing of a motion by the Italian parliament to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide. “The motion of the Italian House of...
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US Warns Tourists of Terrorism Danger in Turkey
Ortaköy Mosque and the Bosphorus Bridge. Source: Wikipedia The US State Department raised the travel advisory level for Turkey to 3 this week, urging Americans to “reconsider travel to Turkey due to...
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3,600-Year-Old Bronze Age Shipwreck Discovered Off Southern Turkey
A team of Turkish underwater researchers last week discovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest shipwreck, from approximately 1600 B.C. According to the Turkish provincial governor’s office,...
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Turkey Wants to Use S-400 Missiles to ”Shield the Aegean”
Turkey will reportedly use the Russian-made S-400 missiles, which it intends to purchase from Moscow, to ”shield the Aegean” from the Greek Air Force. This plan is described in a report which appeared...
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Turkey Sends Letter to UN Declaring Drilling Intentions Inside Cyprus’ EEZ
File photo Media reports disclosed on Sunday afternoon that Turkey sent a letter to the United Nation’s (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on March 28, informing him and the members of the...
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Turkish Official Repeats Ankara’s Will to Defend its ”Blue Homeland”
Colonel Tamer Zincir, an official belonging to the Turkish Defense Ministry, repeated on Monday the Turkish position regarding Ankara’s rights to their so-called ”Blue Homeland.” As IBNA news agency...
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UK Concerned by Turkish Actions off Cyprus, British Foreign Minister Says
British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt, the Head of the UK‘s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, stated on Thursday that Britain is concerned by Turkey‘s recent actions off the coast of Cyprus....
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