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Greek Orthodox Church Reopens After World War I
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek consul general for İzmir Theodore Tsakiris and Menemen mayor Tahir Şahin were among the major attendees during Sunday’s opening ceremony of...
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Hundreds Demand That Hagia Sophia be Converted into Mosque
Hundreds of people demanded that the historic Istanbul Hagia Sophia museum be converted into a mosque during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 24. People gathered outside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia with...
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Diaspora Greeks in Istanbul Have Better Living Conditions Than in the Past
The problems the Greek community of Istanbul is facing and the actions and initiatives of the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinople Greeks were presented by chairman Nikolaos Ouzounoglou, at the...
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Thousands Pray Near Hagia Sophia, Call for its Reopening as a Mosque
A huge group prayer in front of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, was held to commemorate the 562nd anniversary of the conquest, according to organizers. A number of groups from Istanbul and across...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Host International Summit on Environment...
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will host the second Halki Summit in Heybeliada, Turkey. The summit, to be held June 8-10, is a gathering of activists, scientists, journalists,...
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Solidarity Rallies in Lisbon and Istanbul in Support of Greek ‘No’ Vote
As Greeks prepared for Sunday’s referendum, solidarity came from protesters in several other European cities. In Portugal, which has had its own international bailout, hundreds of demonstrators...
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Gazprom Cancels Pipeline in Turkey
Russian gas company Gazprom decided to cancel the agreement signed with Italian company Saipem for the construction of the first part of a gas pipeline in Turkey, according to statements made by...
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Greeks Migrating Back to Island of Imvros According to Mayor
The Greek crisis could be causing Greek families to migrate to Turkey. The Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reports that the mayor of the Imvros island (Gökçeada),located in the Canakalle province in the...
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Famous Greek Singer Maria Farantouri to Perform in Istanbul
Famous Greek singer and political activist Maria Farantouri will perform to Istanbul fans at Harbiye Open-Air Theater on August 2 to celebrate composer Mikis Theodorakis‘ 90th birthday. Theodorakis is...
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Patriarch Bartholomew Prays to End Violence in Sumela Service
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed the annual Divine Liturgy at the historical Sumela monastery, in the northern Turkish province of Trabzon, on the occasion of the Dormition of the Theotokos....
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Greek Businessman Savvidis Offers to Build Mosque in Return for Hagia Sophia
Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis has made a generous offer to the Turkish people. The President of the Federal National-cultural Autonomy of Greeks in Russia said he would fund the construction...
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Greek High School to Open on Turkish Island
The first Greek primary school in 49 years opened on the island of Imbros in 2013, while the Greek community has received the green light to open a middle and high school. The school complex aims to...
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Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra to Perform in Rhodes and Marmaris in September
The Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra (GTYO), composed of 50 talented young Greek and Turkish musicians aged between 16 and 26, will perform in two major concerts this year; on September 2 in Rhodes,...
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Istanbul’s Greek Community Wishes to Remove Patriarchs’ Graves from Orthodox...
The Greek Orthodox community of Istanbul wishes to remove the graves of three Turkish Orthodox Church patriarchs (the founder and his successors) out of the city’s historic Greek Orthodox cemetery. The...
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‘Wish Trees’ Attract Visitors in Saint Voukolos Greek Orthodox Church
The olive and myrtle tree saplings that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and İzmir mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu planted on February 6 at the exterior space of Saint Voukolos Greek Orthodox Church have now...
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Ancient Greek Philosopher Statue Vandalized in Turkey
The famous statue of Aristotle that greeted visitors at the ancient Greek city of Assos in Turkey had to be removed from its place, after it was vandalized. Turkish newspaper Hurriyet noted that the...
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Heads of Greek Orthodox Churches to Meet in Istanbul
A total of 140 Greek Orthodox bishops and archbishops from across the globe will gather in Istanbul, Turkey, for a five-day event organized at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. The event will take place...
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1st Divine Liturgy Held for Victims of 1955 Pogroms Against Greek Orthodox Turks
A memorial Divine Liturgy was held at the Yeniköy Panayia Greek Orthodox Church in İstanbul on Sunday for the first time in Turkey to commemorate the lives lost during the pogroms targeting İstanbul’s...
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Turkish Minister Aims to Open Up Hagia Sophia for Muslim Prayers
Interim Turkish Minister of Culture; Yalcin Topcu revealed his aspiration for Hagia Sophia’s fate. “Opening the Hagia Sophia to prayers [for Muslims] is my personal dream, my goal, my ambition....
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Greece Ready to Cooperate with Russia on Turkish Stream Pipeline
The Greek side is ready to continue its cooperation with Russia on the Turkish Stream pipeline draft noted the new SYRIZA-Independent Greek government through Greece’s former Minister and Independent...
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