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Turkey Invites 5,000 Greek Doctors
According to Turkish newspaper Milliyet, Mehmet Muezzinoglu, Minister of Health of Turkey, is planning on inviting 5,000 Greek doctors in order to fill part of the country’s 20,000 open job positions...
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Greek Daily in Istanbul Closes After 89 Years
The Greek daily newspaper “Apoyevmatini,” published in Istanbul since 1925, will close because of financial woes. The newspaper, published in Greek, intended to keep the language alive among Greeks in...
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Turkey: Sumela Monastery Preparing for August 15 Celebrations
The Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery has almost completed its preparations for the Divine Liturgy of August 15, the feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Sumela Monastery is located in the...
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Humanitarian Help from Greek, Norwegian and Swedish Activists
A coalition of activists said on Tuesday they would send a flotilla of ships to break Israel’s siege of Gaza by the end of 2014, four years after a similar campaign ended in a deadly raid by Israeli...
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Ecumenical Patriarch’s Fifth Visit to Sumela Monastery
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Sumela Monastery in Turkey for the fifth consecutive year and officiated the Divine Liturgy held in the historic monastery. Hundreds of worshipers attended the...
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First Divine Liturgy in Smyrna Since 1922
Members of the Greek Orthodox Community in Smyrna had a unique and memorable experience on Sunday, when they attended the first Divine Liturgy that has taken place in the area since the Catastrophe of...
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Dining in Greek Islands Cheaper Than in Bodrum
According to representatives of tourism associations in Bodrum, Turkey, the prices in local restaurants or cafés have reached such high levels that tourists often have to pay more than 10 times the...
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Istanbul: Byzantine Tomb Turned Into Dump
Turkish newspaper “Hurriyet” proceeded with complaints over the extended loot of a Byzantine tomb known as Silivri Crypt, the desecration of the tomb and its conversion into a garbage dump. The...
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Turkey: Historic Greek Building Turned Into Islamic School
A recent article of Turkish newspaper “Hurriyet” revealed that a historic building in the town of Marmara, Turkey, which was being used as a Greek school in the 19th century, has been turned into an...
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Mozart Performed by Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra
The Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra presented pieces of the famous composer Mozart at Koç University, in Turkey on Thursday. The orchestra, led by Maestro Cem Mansur peformed “A night with Mozart” at the...
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Temple Restoration in Ancient Greek Site of Ephesus
The temple of Egyptian god Serapis, which was discovered in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus, Turkey, will be restored to its original condition. It is estimated that the temple collapsed during an...
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Greek Village Being Sold in Turkey
The Turkish government is seeking an investor for a ghost-village once inhabited by Greek population. Greek village Levissi, now called Kayaköy, located on the Turkish coast across the Greek island of...
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Greek School Prevented from Opening in Imbros
Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros‘ Greek school on the grounds that the building was not “ready to operate” in the upcoming school year, started on September 1. After being...
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Turkey: Ancient Greek Theater Found in Magarsos
Archaeologists have unearthed the glorious amphitheater of the ancient Greek city of Magarsos (currently named Kataras) in Turkey. The ancient theater is located in the southern province of Adana,...
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Missing Young Greek Jumped from Bosphorus Bridge
A 27-year-old Turkish citizen of Greek origin, Theodoros Mastikopoulo, went missing on August 25. His family and friends launched a social media campaign in order to find him. On Thursday, September...
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Turkey: TV Producers Burn Greek Orthodox Church
Cappadocia, Turkey, has always been a favorite filming backdrop for Turkish television producers. There are many old mansions in the area that were inhabited by Greeks in the past. Many abandoned...
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Shuttered Halki Seminary Launched Again
As reported by “Today’s Zaman,” the Fener Greek Patriarchate has decided to open the doors of the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary to visitors rather than to students. The move comes after years of...
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Turkey: New Decision on the Return of Communal Property to Tenedos
In the wake of a recent decision ratified by the Council of the Vakoufia General Directorate, the Turkish state has agreed to return eleven plots of land – measuring two to four acres each – to the...
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Turkish Journalists Visit Halki Seminary
Journalists from major Turkish newspapers (Hürriyet, Sabah, Zaman, Taraf, Doğan Haber Ajansı etc.), visited the seminary of Halki, which participates in the European program “Minority Citizens-Equal...
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Halki Seminary’s Library to be Digitized
The rich library of the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary, which includes some of the world’s oldest printed books, will be digitized. The seminary library numbers 69,000 volumes. While most of the books...
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