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Greek Goddess Statue Found At Illegal Excavation in Turkey
A statue, believed to be the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, has been unearthed at an illegal excavation in Simav, western Turkey. The statue, weighing in at 610kg and standing 2.8 meters tall, was...
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Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter Across Turkey
Christians celebrated Easter with church masses in several cities across Turkey on April 20. In the predawn hours of Sunday, many worshipers gathered outside the Greek Patriarchate in the Fener...
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‘The Savior’ Screening at Turkey’s Halki Seminary
Halki Seminary in Heybaliada, Istanbul, will open its doors to host a special screening of the film “The Savior” by Palestinian director, Robert Savo. In light of the recent Easter celebrations, this...
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Exhibition Commemorates Istanbul-Based Greek Movie Professionals
Istanbul Turvak Cinema-Theater Museum and Art Library, are honoring the Greeks of Istanbul‘s cinema industry with an exhibition as part of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish cinema. The exhibition,...
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Documentary on Istanbul’s Cultural Heritage at Sismanoglio Megaro
The documentary “Our Islands: Through the Eyes of a Musician” by the Turkish director and musician Nedim Hazar will be presented on Saturday, May 10 at the Greek Consulate‘s Sismanoglio Megaro in...
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Archeologists Discover Byzantine ‘Notebooks’
Archeologists engaged in excavations at the Byzantine port quarter Yenikapı on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, seem to have struck upon some artifacts resembling modern day...
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Hurriyet: ‘Shame to Those Who Wish to Turn Hagia Sophia to a Mosque’
According to Turkish media, on May 29 the country’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a symbolic prayer in the orthodox temple of Hagia Sophia, in light of the anniversary of the seige...
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Patriarch To Meet Pope in Jerusalem, Talk Schism’s End
Patriarch Bartholomew I (L) and Pope Francis in 2013 Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of 250 million Orthodox Christians, is hoping a meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem this month will...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Germany for 10-Day Visit
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is due to arrive in Germany on Saturday for a 10-day visit marking the 50th anniversary since the foundation of the Orthodox Metropolis in Germany. During his visit, he...
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Merkel: Condemns Hagia Sofia Converting to Mosque, Supports Patriarch
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is reported to be furious over the statements of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the prospects of turning the former Greek Orthodox church of Hagia...
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Greek Publisher to Revive Greece’s Literature in Turkey
A newly founded Greek publishing house in Istanbul will be reviving the long multicultural tradition of Greek literature in the former Byzantine capital city by translating and distributing on the...
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Greek Pharmaceutical Companies Looking to Expand in Turkey
Greek pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies are trying to expand further in Turkey, in an effort to exploit the country’s growth potential that is quite significant. According to data from the Greek...
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Turkish PM Accuses Greece of Harbouring Terrorist Camps
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses foreign powers of trying to weaken his country. He also noted that the illegal Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), a left-wing...
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Protesters Pray for Hagia Sophia to Become a Mosque
Protesters pray in front of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, early Saturday, to show their support that it be converted into a mosque. Built in 537 by Byzantine Emperor Justinian whose rule...
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Hurriyet: ‘Hagia Sophia, a Symbol of History’
The recent prayers of Islamists in front of Hagia Sophia, as regards to turning the monument into a mosque, once again provoked anger expressed in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, against the Turkish...
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Erdogan Answers to Muslims on Hagia Sophia
“Let’s see if we can fill up the Blue Mosque first, before Hagia Sophia,” stated the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, giving a diplomatic answer to those who want to see the conversion of...
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Greek Historian Honored by Turkish President
The badge of the Order of Excellence was presented by the President of the Turkish Republic Abdullah Gül to Evangelia Balta for her contribution to the literature and culture of Greeks in Asia Minor....
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Turkey Gives Imbros School Back to the Greeks
The Greek elementary school in the village of Agridia in Imbros, Turkey, which was confiscated for nearly 50 years, was given by the Turkish authorities to the Greek community in order to operate as a...
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The Beautiful Ghost Town of Kayakoy in Turkey
Kayaköy or Levissi in Greek is a village 8 km south of Fethiye in southwestern Turkey, built on the site of the ancient city of Carmylessus in the mid-18th century, where Anatolian Greek speaking...
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Greek Officer Appointed to Imvros Municipal Police
Nikolaos Karanikolas, a Turkish citizen of Greek origin who lives permanently in the island of Imvros, was appointed to the municipal police. Karanikolas applied for the post last April and the...
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